The discovery boosts Manila's push for energy independence and has been described as "a victory for the Filipino people." ...

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has announced the discovery of a new natural gas deposit near the disputed South ...

October 1942. The Japanese freighter Lisbon Maru is struck by an American torpedo. Hidden in its holds are 1,800 British POWs. As the ship sinks, the guards commit a chilling war crime: they batten ...

Ship-tracking data shows thousands of Chinese fishing vessels moving in coordinated formations, signalling a sharper and more ...

TOKYO, Jan 16 (Reuters) - China has initiated construction of a new natural resource development structure in the East China Sea between China and Japan, the Japanese foreign ministry said in a ...

The new structure on the Chinese side of the median line between the two countries in the waterway comes as the area's ...

Japan and the Philippines signed a defense pact on Thursday that would allow the tax-free provision of ammunition, fuel, food ...

Japan and China agreed in June 2008 to cooperate over oil and gas resources in the East China Sea, but negotiations came to a halt two years later due to rising tensions between the two countries.

According to Japanese and Philippine officials, the new pact would assist both countries in responding to natural ...

In 2008 Japan and China had reached an agreement to jointly develop gas fields in the East China Sea, but talks stalled since then.

TOKYO — Japan said on Thursday it had lodged a protest with China over the operation of a mobile drilling vessel in an area of the East China Sea rich in gas deposits. It comes as the two East Asian ...