No details have been released, but analysts and environmentalists fear it will pave the way for closer security ties and the ...

Cook Islands officials yesterday said they had discussed seabed minerals research with China as the small Pacific island ...

A People’s Liberation Army Air Force J-16 fighter released flares 30 meters away in front of a Royal Australian Air Force ...

Marine exploration could be redefined with China finally giving the green light to a deep-sea research facility. The facility ...

China acknowledged a visit by the Cook Islands leader for the first time on Thursday, amid exasperation in New Zealand that ...

Marine exploration could be redefined with China finally giving the green light to a deep-sea research facility. The facility ...

Over 7,000 acres (28.3 sq km) of coral reefs—roughly the size of 4,000 football fields—have been decimated by dredging and ...

Scientists will be able to work for up to a month in the facility that will be anchored 2,000 metres below the surface.

The report, which also lists the Philippines, Malaysia and Taiwan, says the claimants’ activities have caused "irreparable" damage.

The guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold joined its Australian and British counterparts for a two-day exercise in the South ...

Engineering excellence and modern technology meld in the world’s best fighters found on the decks of aircraft carriers around ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and US President Donald Trump warned China over its behaviour related to Taiwan in a ...