President Donald Trump’s dramatic move to seize Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro could ultimately benefit China in its competition with the United States, analysts say, even though Beijing has forcefully condemned the military intervention.

THE PHILIPPINE military plans to hold more joint naval drills with its allies in the South China Sea and beyond as it expects heightened Chinese coerciveness in the disputed waters, a navy spokesman said on Tuesday.

The USNS Cesar Chavez rescued three Filipino fishermen who survived four days on rationed food and water after heavy seas flooded their engine and left them adrift.

The United States Navy's 7th Fleet on Friday (Manila time) said three Filipino fishermen were rescued after being found adrift in the South China Sea on New Year's Day.

In December 2024, China launched its first new-generation Type 076 amphibious assault ship, CNS Sichuan. Unlike the Hainan, the advanced Sichuan is equipped with a catapult system that supports flight operations by fixed-wing aircraft in a similar way to an aircraft carrier.

Netflix has pulled the Chinese series "Shine On Me" from its Vietnam catalogue due to government objections regarding scenes depicting the controversial "nine-dash line," a map used by China to assert claims in the South China Sea.

Analysts say both countries increasingly rely on each other for economic and security factors amid geopolitical churn.

The Philippines coast guard on Tuesday intercepted a Chinese deep-sea research vessel operating in its exclusive economic zone (EEZ), in a possible violation of maritime law. Why