The South China Sea is a vital source of protein and export revenue. Territorial disputes between six claimant countries have led to clashes between fishing fleets as governments try to establish ...

The move comes as Chinese and Philippine vessels have clashed in increasingly hostile interactions in the region.

MANILA - Chinese fishing vessels frequently appear in the South China Sea off the Philippines, apparently with a menacing purpose, a year after more than 200 such vessels were reported to have ...

Credit: South China Sea fishing via Shutterstock.com While the increasing militarization of the South China Sea strains Asia-Pacific’s stability and security for the long term, the region’s ...

As fishing grounds become the front lines for the underlying sovereignty disputes in the South China Sea, one challenge for claimant states will be to separate out resource competition from ...

Tuesday's maritime confrontation occurred when three Chinese coast guard ships challenged a group of Philippine vessels about 60 miles off the westernmost Philippine province of Palawan, Ray Powell, ...

Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said China has agreed to discuss fishing rights in the South China Sea, as he pushed for a "direct communication line" with Beijing on maritime differences.

Hundreds of Chinese trawlers are expected to head out into the South China Sea on Monday with the start of a new fishing season in waters hotly contested by Beijing and its neighbours. More than ...

The Philippines protested China’s fishing moratorium in the South China Sea and asked Beijing to stop actions infringing on the Southeast Asian nation’s sovereignty.

The Philippines is investigating the deaths of three Filipino fishermen after they were killed in a collision with a “foreign” vessel in the South China Sea, authorities in the country said on ...

Analysts and policymakers may be worried about conflict in the South China Sea over energy reserves, but Foreign Policy's Stephanie Kleine-Ahlbrandt says it's more likely a conflict could spark ...