Category: Maritime

A trio of Chinese warships returned to their home port in Guangdong Province on Friday after a 339-day mission that included operations in African waters. The ships, composed of the guided missile destroyer Jiaozuo, the guided missile frigate Xuchang, and the supply ship Honghu, ...

Coast guard and fishery officials from the Philippines, United States, Vietnam, and Indonesia practiced vessel boarding and arrest techniques at a joint maritime law enforcement training, the U.S. Embassy in Manila said Monday. The two-week course on the Philippines' southern island ...

The Philippines said Saturday it had suspended a scientific survey in the contested South China Sea due to "dangerous" harassment by Chinese navy and coast guard vessels and aircraft. China claims nearly all of the disputed waterway, brushing off rival claims ...

The Philippine government launched a comic book Friday asserting its claims in the disputed South China Sea, amid rising tensions with Beijing over the strategic waterway. National Security Adviser Eduardo Ano said "The Stories of Teacher Jun", aims to counter China's ...

France's aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle is to visit the Philippines next month, the French envoy to Manila said Thursday, signaling a deepening security cooperation between the two countries. Ambassador Marie Fontanel told a maritime security forum that the vessel will ...

There will always be border disputes in Asia, and China should not be singled out because of tensions in the South China Sea, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Wednesday. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Anwar said ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday congratulated Donald Trump on his return to the White House, urging him to work towards a "free and open" Asia-Pacific region. Japan and the United States, once World War II foes are today key ...

The Philippine Navy said its warships held exercises on Friday in the South China Sea as part of its efforts to assert its sovereign rights over waters, which Beijing also claimed. China claims most of the strategic waterway despite an international ...

The Philippines said Tuesday it was alarmed by Chinese coast guard patrols which are growing closer to the country's shore. Beijing claims most of the South China Sea despite an international ruling that its assertion has no legal basis.

The Philippines said Sunday it had deployed a coast guard ship to challenge Chinese patrol boats attempting to "alter the existing status quo" of the disputed South China Sea. Beijing claims most of the strategic waterway despite a 2016 international tribunal ...

In a defiant but measured stance, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announced Tuesday that the country will maintain its resupply missions in the contested South China Sea, rejecting calls to deploy warships despite escalating tensions with China. “We will never ...

Somali pirates who hijacked a Chinese fishing boat have demanded a ransom payment for the vessel and its 18 crew members, police and local officials said on Saturday. It was not immediately clear when the ship was taken hostage by gunmen wielding ...