The arrests come as confrontations between the two Asian neighbours over contested reefs and waters in the strategic South China Sea have escalated in recent months

One fictional student in the 40-page comic book describes China as a bully and another says Beijing's "behavior is outrageous."

The Philippines said on Saturday it has suspended a scientific survey in the South China Sea after two of its fisheries vessels faced "harassment" and aggressive behaviour from China's coast guard and navy.

The Philippine coast guard says Chinese coast guard ships and a Chinese navy helicopter harassed a group of Philippine fisheries vessels conducting a scientific survey in a hotly disputed area of the South China Sea,

THE Philippines and China have reached a "provisional understanding" over resupply missions to Filipino troops stationed at the derelict Navy ship Sierra Madre in the Ayungin Shoal. The understanding was worked out during the last bilateral consultation mechanism (BFM) meeting between the two countries,

An expert told Newsweek China is hostile due to frustration at the presence of the U.S. Typhon missile system in the Philippines.

Tensions are rising in the South China Sea, with Philippine authorities claiming ... from Thitu Island which is occupied by the Philippines - it is locally known as Pag-asa island.

The Philippines launched a comic book on Friday in its fight against what it called distorted narratives about maritime rights in the disputed South China Sea, a move which drew criticism from China.

China's claims in the South China Sea overlap with those of the Philippines, which is a U.S. security treaty ally.

There was no immediate response from Chinese officials, but China has repeatedly asserted sovereignty over most of the South China Sea and accused rival claimant states, including the Philippines ...

China's coast guard continues its weeklong presence near the Philippines' Zambales Province in what one analyst calls "a new level of sustained intensity."