Given the long history of clashes related to fishing access around Scarborough Reef, this sets the scene for more confrontation. And what about the biggest prize of all in the South China Sea ...

1 of 3 This photo shows Discovery Great Reef, a Vietnam-built artificial feature in the South China Sea's contested Spratly ... boarding a Vietnamese fishing boat in the Paracels, allegedly ...

Deliberately grounded on a tiny reef in the South China Sea, part of an island chain claimed ... We approached the submerged reef in our aging wooden fishing boat at top speed — 11 knots per ...

Getty Images/iStockphoto While studying coral reefs in the South China Sea, tiny “vibrant red” creatures — less than half an inch wide — caught the attention of researchers. Divers and a remotely ...

The South China Sea is a world apart from the Straits of ... the marine life is just as striking. The variety of fish leaves west coast anglers envious – and you might even hook a sailfish.

The coral reef ... a Filipino fishing crew - to take a closer look. Video journalist: Virma Simonette You can see more on this story in: Our World - Battle for the South China Sea, this weekend ...