China defends island construction after Australian concern

A Foreign Ministry spokesman on Tuesday defended China's island construction in the South China Sea and urged Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop to be "fair" on the issue after she indicated she intended to raise it on a Beijing visit this week.

US Navy Warns Against Chinese Flights in South China Sea

A senior U.S. naval officer says it would be destabilizing if China tries to fly jet fighters from its new man-made islands in the South China Sea.

China slams Philippines illegal plans for Zhongye Dao Island

China on Tuesday said plans by the Philippines to build on Zhongye Dao Island in the South China Sea were illegal.

Chinese FM: test flight to South China Sea reef 'within sovereignty'

A test flight to a newly-built airfield on a South China Sea reef was a matter "completely within China's sovereignty," a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said late Saturday evening.

Japan, Australia Urge Asian States to Abandon Provocations in S China Sea

Foreign and defense ministers of Japan and Australia called on China and other Asian countries engaged in the South China Sea territorial dispute to stop the large-scale work on the development of the land, construction and use of the territory of the South China Sea for military purposes.

Indonesia to voice concerns on China maritime claims at ASEAN Summit

Indonesia will openly express its opposition to China's vast claims in the South China Sea when Southeast Asian senior officials, ministers and leaders gather over the coming days in Kuala Lumpur for a series of annual meetings, stressing that China's so-called "nine-dash lines" map has no legal basis, a government source said Friday.

Obama visits Philippine vessel, eyes South China Sea at APEC

US President Barack Obama's visit to a Philippine naval frigate on Tuesday is a provocative gesture to hype the South China Sea issue ahead of a major meeting of Asia-Pacific leaders in Manila, Chinese observers said Tuesday.

Chinese FM: Japan has no rights to comment irresponsibly on S.China Sea issue

Japan, as a non-relevant party, has no right to make irresponsible remarks on the sovereignty of the South China Sea islands, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hong Lei said on Friday.

US Carter Heads for Carrier in S. China Sea

US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter arrived in eastern Malaysia on Thursday, from where he was due to fly out to an American aircraft carrier in the South China Sea.

China announces completion of two Sansha reef lighthouses

The Chinese maritime safety authorities said construction work on two lighthouses in the South China Sea near Sansha, Hainan Province has been completed, media reported on Friday.