Japanese officials said they have detained a Chinese fishing vessel after it allegedly ignored orders to halt for an inspection in Japan’s exclusive maritime economic zone. Japan’s Fisheries Agency ...

Thousands of Chinese fishing boats have been massing in geometric formations in the East China Sea, in coordinated actions that experts believe are part of Beijing's preparations for a potential ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Japan's Fisheries Agency patrol vessel "Hakuo Maru" and Chinese fishing vessel "Qiong Dong Yu 11998" in waters off southwest ...

The Philippines discovered cyanide on Chinese boats operating around a disputed atoll in the South China Sea, security ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In December last year, some 2,000 Chinese fishing boats lined up in two near-perfect parallel rows stretching hundreds of nautical ...

KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan: Last Christmas Eve, satellite tracking and ship-transponder data revealed an unusual maritime event in the East China Sea: thousands of Chinese fishing vessels gathered into tight, ...

Feb. 13 (UPI) --The Japanese fisheries agency said Friday that authorities seized a Chinese fishing boat off the coast of Nagasaki after its captain refused to stop for an inspection. The Chinese boat ...

Thousands of Chinese fishing boats have been massing in geometric formations in the East China Sea, in coordinated actions that experts believe are part of Beijing's preparations for a potential ...

Infographic with maps of the East China Sea, showing geometric formations of about 2,000 Chinese fishing boats on December 25, 2025 and about 1,000 on January 11, 2026 detected via the vessels' ...