BEIJING, Feb 19 (Reuters) - China opposes Vietnam's construction activities on a disputed islet in the South China Sea known as the Barque Canada Reef, its foreign ministry said on Wednesday.

Named after a British ship that was grounded on the atoll nearly three centuries ago, the Scarborough Shoal is one of the most contested maritime feature in the South China Sea, where Beijing and ...

The research combines laser measurements from Nasa’s ICESat-2 satellite with optical data from the European Union’s Sentinel-2 to map underwater changes with unprecedented precision.

A Chinese military helicopter flew within 10 feet (3 meters) of a Philippine patrol plane over the South China Sea on Tuesday, in what observers said was the second incident of potentially ...

Employees at a southern New Hampshire grocery store uncovered an unexpected passenger in a banana shipment over the weekend: a venomous snake native to South America. The snake in question was an ...

The Philippine coast guard says a Chinese navy helicopter flew 'dangerously' close to a government aircraft patrolling a disputed section of the South China Sea. It is the second incident with ...

In a scenario that many pet owners dread, a South African woman found herself in a moment of panic after witnessing her dog engaging with a snake just outside her window. The distressing incident ...

China asserted on Friday that its territorial claims in the contested South China Sea are supported by a series of international treaties that date back to as early as the 1890s.

As the world's important consumer and importer of sugar, China listed sugar futures on ZCE in January 2006, helping sugar-related enterprises hedge the price risk. Enditem ...