U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said the Navy would continue to operate in the region despite China's condemnation...

  The US has repeatedly criticized the construction of the islands and worries that China plans to use them for military...

  The runway on the Fiery Cross Reef is 3,000 meters long and is one of the three China has...

The man was found clingging onto a capsized fishing boat washed up near the shore.

  One U.S. defense official said the USS Lassen sailed within 12 nautical miles of Subi Reef.

Vietnam has full legal and historical evidence for its indisputable sovereignty over the Truong Sa (Spratly) and Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelagos,...

  China has almost finished building a 3,000-metre-long (10,000-foot) airstrip on one of its artificial islands...

Global Times said "war is inevitable" between China and the United States  unless Washington stops meddling in the South China...

Newly published satellite images show that China is quickly reclaiming land around a submerged reef   

  "We take a strong stance against the militarization of these disputes," Ash Carter says.

  Japan will hold its first naval exercises with the Philippines in the coming months.