Sam Kelly explains how Queen Victoria became a huge fan of drugs—and how she brought China to its knees because of it.

It's not just about rocks, reefs and resources - vital shipping lanes, deep-sea exploration, Taiwan and the global order are ...

The South China Sea islands were of little interest to both European imperialists and local empires – until they became viewed as a tool in geostrategic and nationalistic posturing.

China has sanctioned a former Filipino lawmaker, Francis Tolentino, who sponsored legislation that marks out the Philippines’ ...

Let’s travel to South China and look at the incredible life of Shih Yang, the pirate queen of the south, in this episode on our series on pirates. More for You Majority of countries have ‘no ...

And while China isn’t trying to conquer foreign countries, as Russia is, it has unresolved territorial disputes from the Himalayas to the South China Sea. The imperial echoes are impossible not ...

Military leaders are working to enforce a "one-theatre" concept in both the East and South China seas, the Philippines' ...

Philippines, China clash could draw in U.S. The U.S. could be drawn into a conflict between China and the Philippines that's been roiling the South China Sea. A Philippine plane warned a Chinese ...

Malaysia, Vietnam and the Philippines have all attempted to counter Chinese claims to waters within their exclusive economic ...