China’s latest nature reserve is a rock in the middle of one of the world’s most contested waterways. On Wednesday, the Chinese government approved a proposal to establish a national nature reserve at ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines on Thursday protested a plan by China to establish a nature reserve in one of the most hotly disputed shoals in the South China Sea, calling it a “pretext to ...

"We fishermen will suffer losses if they push through with building in the shoal. We will have a hard time fishing since China is asserting ownership even if it doesn't belong to China." "It has a big ...

A herd of 15 elephants has wreaked havoc in China, trampling crops and causing more than a million dollars' worth of damage, after the animals escaped from a nature reserve last year. The elephants ...

The golden snub-nosed monkey, also known as the Sichuan golden hair monkey, is under top-level protection in China and is listed as an "endangered" species by the International Union for Conservation ...