 | US, Indonesia, Australia hold drills amid China concernsThe US Indo-Pacific commander, Admiral John C.Aquilino, said the 14 nations involved in the training are signalling their stronger ties as China grows increasingly assertive. |
 | As PLA intensifies military drills around South China Sea, Pelosi's Taiwan visit strains US-China ties furtherAlready, China is preparing new shows of force in the Taiwan Strait to make clear that its claims are non-negotiable on the island it regards as a renegade province. |
 | Beijing fumes as US sends destroyer near China-held South China Sea islandsSuch operations are considered key to the US Navy maintaining its presence in the Indo-Pacific, where China has grown its presence through a massive ship building campaign. |
 | At least 24 missing in shipwreck during South China Sea typhoonThree people had been rescued as of 3:00 pm local time (0700 GMT) and were taken to hospital for treatment. |
 | Hong Kong's iconic three-story floating restaurant capsizes in South China SeaThe Restaurant, almost 80 meters in length, had been a landmark in Hong Kong for over four decades, serving Cantonese cuisine to over 3 million guests including Queen Elizabeth II and Tom Cruise. |
 | India to soon deploy underwater drones in Indian Ocean region, South China SeaThe MoD is learnt to have issued an expression of interest with the objective of inviting the Indian industry to design and develop an “underwater launched unmanned aerial vehicle”. |
 | Marcos Jr says Philippines to uphold South China Sea rulingChina claims almost all of the resource-rich waterway, through which trillions of dollars in trade passes annually, with competing claims from the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia, Taiwan and Vietnam. |
 | PM Narendra Modi, Vietnam's Communist Party general secretary discuss Ukraine, South China Sea situationPrime Minister Narendra Modi requested for greater facilitation of market access for India's pharma and agri-products in Vietnam. |
 | US military held over 100 drills near China in 2021 as it practices new war concepts to counter PLA: ReportBased on publicly available information, the US military conducted 95 exercises in and near the disputed South China Sea in 2021, with the actual number exceeding 100. |
 | Military development of South China Sea islands within our rights: Chinese Foreign MinistryOn Sunday, US Indo-Pacific Commander Adm John C Aquilino said China had armed the islands with anti-ship and anti-aircraft missile systems, laser and jamming equipment and fighter jets. |
 | US admiral says China fully militarized islesU.S. Indo-Pacific commander- the hostile actions were in stark contrast to Xi Jinping’s past assurances that Beijing would not transform the artificial islands in contested waters into military bases |
 | US Navy says crashed F-35C plane raised from South China SeaThe recovery alleviates concerns that China or Russia might reach it first and gain access to its advanced technology, whether to replicate it or learn how to defeat it. |
 | China, ASEAN hold joint naval drills as tensions easeChina and members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have held their largest- ever joint maritime rescue exercise, signalling a lull in South China Sea tensions. |
 | US President Trump decries threats to sovereignty in Ukraine, South China Sea at the UN General AssemblyUS President Donald Trump on Tuesday decried threats to sovereignty in Ukraine and the South China Sea. |
 | China accuses Japan of meddling in South China Sea disputeChina today lodged a diplomatic protest with Japan over its defence white paper which criticised Beijing's aggressive policies in the South and East China seas. |
| China scores diplomatic coup in South China Sea rowSoutheast Asian nations issued a diluted statement on the dispute and agreed to Beijing's terms on talks over the decades-long dispute at ASEAN today. |
 | South China Sea, North Korea tensions at ASEAN security forumVietnam urged other Southeast Asian nations to take a stronger stand against Chinese expansionism in the South China Sea, as a tense regional security forum began Saturday. |
 | PM Modi’s Trump-hug worries China and PakistanThe nationalist leaders addressing issues like the South China Sea dispute and terrorism emanating from Pakistan has evoked sharp reactions from India’s neighbours. |
 | US Navy ship sails near South China Sea reef claimed by Beijing: OfficialThe USS Dewey sailed "less than 12 nautical miles" from Mischief Reef, part of the the Spratly Islands, in a "freedom of navigation operation," an official said. |
