At the center of the latest clashes is Sabina Shoal, a coral atoll in the contested Spratly islands where the Philippines had deployed one of its biggest coast guard vessels since mid-April ...

China and the Philippines on Saturday accused each other of deliberately ramming their coast guard ships near a flashpoint shoal in the South China Sea, the latest in a spate of similar incidents in ...

A Philippine Coast Guard ship anchored in Sabina Shoal in the South China Sea since April was rammed by a China Coast Guard vessel on Saturday, officials said, as tensions between the two countries ...

In this image taken from handout video provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, a Chinese Coast Guard ship with bow number 5205, right, collides with Philippine Coast Guard vessel BRP Teresa Magbanua ...

Over the past week, Chinese and Philippine vessels have engaged in multiple collisions and face-offs near Sabina Shoal, a disputed atoll lying just 86 miles from the Philippines’ west coast and ...

The comments come a day after China blocked Philippine vessels from delivering food to a Coast Guard ship at the Sabina Shoal. (AP video: Joeal Calupitan) Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro ...

THREE collision incidents in the past week by which China Coast Guard (CCG) ships successfully prevented Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessels from entering Escoda (Sabina) Shoal in the Spratly Islands ...

THE PHILIPPINES has deployed its biggest coast guard vessel to Sabina Shoal in the South China Sea amid Chinese efforts to dump dead corals at the shoal to alter its elevation, according to its ...

“Another unacceptable development around Sabina Shoal. Any harassment and actions which increase tensions or obstruct freedom of navigation are not tolerated," Japanese Ambassador Endo Kazuya ...

Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile China and the Philippines blamed each other for the confrontation on Monday in Sabina Shoal, an uninhabited atoll both ...