Manila tells Beijing it is alarmed over escalating verbal tussle in sea dispute

The Philippines told China yesterday that it is alarmed about heated exchanges with Chinese diplomats in Manila over the long-standing, seething territorial dispute between the two

Beijing says two people are dead and four are missing after boat capsizes

Two people were dead and four others missing after a Singapore-flagged cargo ship with 21 Filipinos on board capsized in the South China Sea, Chinese

Philippines says Chinese coast guard used water cannons against its vessels for a second day

The Chinese coast guard targeted Philippine vessels with water cannon blasts yesterday and rammed one of them, causing damage and endangering Filipino crew members off

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