Picture shows the scenery of China's Nansha Islands in the South China Sea Photo: VCG . China released the findings of its mammoth geological exploration of the South China Sea on Tuesday, marking ...

Chinese researchers have conducted deep-sea geological surveys in the disputed South China Sea that could provide valuable information on hazards for future oil and gas projects, according to ...

The South China Sea Platform, according to geologists, is an area rich with source carbon and has the perfect geological conditions necessary for hydrocarbon development, particularly oil.

China set a precedent for armed conflict in the South China Sea during two encounters with Vietnamese forces, in 1974 and 1988. In both incidents, ... geological, and topographical ...

China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) announced that its Deep Sea No.1 Phase II project in the South China Sea has entered ...

The South China Sea is considered a “near sea” and its geographic proximity to the mainland is central to the China’s strategic imagination and threat perception. ... The Arctic is often touted, as ...

Myths about the South China Sea and related U.S.-China strategic interaction have been multiplying in Washington like fruit flies of late. There is the curious notion that China’s recent actions ...

The dispute over the South China Sea has been thrust back into the spotlight amid increasing tension between the Philippines and China in the disputed waters. On Sunday, there were two near ...

A U.S. Navy nuclear submarine that was severely damaged in an accident while submerged in the disputed South China Sea last month struck an uncharted underwater mountain, the Navy said Monday. The ...

Researchers with the Guangzhou Marine Geological Survey visited the South China Sea several times between 2016 and 2023 to survey bottom-dwelling marine life, according to a study published May 2 ...