Category: Maritime

By Suy Se Cambodia's leader Hun Manet said Saturday there was "nothing to hide" as he inaugurated a naval base renovated in recent years by China, after Washington had voiced concern over Beijing's role in the upgrades.

Three Chinese nationals are missing after their vessel came under a "suspected pirate attack" off the coast of Ghana, authorities said over the weekend. The apparent kidnapping is the latest in the Gulf of Guinea, an area off the Atlantic coast ...

Chinese and Vietnamese border soldiers conducted joint patrols last week along their shared land border near the northern Vietnamese province of Hà Giang. Officers from both armies also met to discuss increased cooperation to prevent illegal crossings, smuggling, and other issues. What's ...

China on Monday called for "dialogue" and a de-escalation of tensions in the Red Sea after Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels claimed to have twice attacked a U.S. aircraft carrier group within 24 hours. "China opposes any action that escalates the situation ...

China’s live-fire exercises in the Gulf of Tonkin come just days after Vietnam reinforced its territorial claims with a new baseline declaration, adding fresh friction to an already tense regional maritime landscape. The drills, which Beijing says will run through ...

Japan and the Philippines are set to bolster their defense ties. This latest development, announced during a high-profile meeting in Manila on Monday, signals a clear response to mounting regional challenges. On Monday, Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani said that ...

Rising tensions in the South China Sea have made freedom of navigation exercises "even more important," France's ambassador to the Philippines said Sunday, as the nuclear-powered Charles De Gaulle made its first port visit to the country. The aircraft carrier strike ...

Fresh sparks are flying again over the South China Sea. China’s Foreign Ministry on Wednesday slammed Vietnam’s construction work on the Barque Canada Reef, a small islet in the contested Spratly Islands that Vietnam has occupied since the 1980s. ...

Tensions in the South China Sea escalated dramatically on Tuesday when a Chinese navy helicopter came within a mere 3 meters of a Philippine patrol plane in contested airspace over the Scarborough Shoal. The close encounter forced the Filipino ...

Mark Brown, the Prime Minister of the Cook Islands, said he held talks on marine conservation and ocean exploration during his visit to China this week. His cabinet expressed confidence in the new cooperation treaty he is scheduled to sign with China on Friday. New Zealand complained that the ...

Chinese maritime authorities increased their patrols in the South China Sea by 15% in 2024 compared to the previous year, according to new data from the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI) at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C., particularly in waters contested by the ...

China and Brunei are taking a step toward working together on oil and gas exploration in the South China Sea, a development that has drawn attention though some experts suggest it may be more symbolic than substantive. In a ...