The latest annual Philippine budget allocated 1.65 ... the biggest outpost in the Spratly chain. "Nanshan Island, being relatively distant from a strong Chinese maritime presence nearby, faces ...

The Philippines is upgrading facilities on Thitu Island, its only inhabited outpost in the disputed Spratly Islands, in a move seen as an effort to catch up with rival South China Sea claimants.

Two Air Force B-1 bombers conducted an overflight of a disputed South China Sea shoal together with Philippines jet fighters ...

China has driven off two Philippine government ships that tried ... The ships "trespassed" into waters near Sandy Cay in the Spratly Islands to collect sand samples and had been "intercepted ...

the biggest outpost in the Spratly chain. "Nanshan Island, being relatively distant from a strong Chinese maritime presence nearby, faces less interference or pressure from the Chinese coastguard ...

The Philippines is upgrading its facilities on Thitu Island, the only inhabited outpost it holds in the contested Spratly Islands, according to a report by the South China Morning Post.

Vietnam’s island reclamation activities in the South China Sea made headlines in 2024 with a record area of land created and several airstrips planned on the new islands.