Australia on Friday launched its largest military exercises with Philippine forces, involving more than 3,600 military personnel in live-fire drills, battle maneuvers and a beach assault at a Philippine town facing the disputed South China Sea,

This incident not only illustrates the continued tensions in the South China Sea but also provides an opportunity to evaluate China’s maritime capabilities.

The confrontation near the Scarborough Shoal was the latest flare-up of the long-simmering territorial standoff in the contested waters of the South China Sea.

Australia’s defense minister and his Philippine counterpart are meeting in Manila for talks spotlighting their concern over Beijing’s actions in the South China Sea

The first known US military operation in at least six years within the shoal's waters came a day after the Philippines accused Chinese vessels of "dangerous manoeuvres and unlawful interference".

The statement comes two days after Chinese ships collided during a confrontation with a Philippine government supply mission.

Australia, Canada and the Philippines have deployed three warships and aircraft for drills against simulated aerial threats off a disputed South China Sea shoal where Chinese forces have used risky maneuvers to try to drive away Manila’s aircraft and

China's military and coast guard said they conducted patrols on Friday in the waters around the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the busy waterway of the South China Sea. The coast guard has stepped up law enforcement patrols in the area since the beginning of August,

Vietnam is on a South China Sea island-building binge that will likely see it soon surpass the area China has reclaimed in the strategic and contested Spratly Islands, according to a new report from the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative.

PLA Southern Theatre Command says USS Higgins was warned to leave the area where two Chinese ships reportedly collided this week.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un left Pyongyang by train on Monday to attend a military parade in China, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency said, the first time he will have taken part in a major multilateral diplomatic event.