A Queensland council has unanimously backed away from plans for a permanent Australian South Sea Islander flagpole after backlash exposed deep division over the proposal.

The geopolitics of the South China Sea in 2025 were shaped by four trends: continued confrontations between the China Coast Guard (CCG) and claimant states; renewed construction and militarization of ...

Vietnamese fishers in 2010-2011 in Lý Sơn island. Credit: André Menras In early 2010, a few months after he received Vietnamese honorary citizenship, André Menras, a French national, decided to set ...

The South China Sea is of major geopolitical and economic importance due to its strategic location, natural resources and position as a conduit for international trade. Nearly one-third of global ...

South Seas resort on Captiva Island faces multiple legal challenges from neighbors over its redevelopment plans following Hurricane Ian. The central dispute is whether the resort is bound by a ...