A staff member displays the cover of a thematic map on Sansha city in Xidan Book Building in Beijing, on Nov 24, 2012, the day of its debut sale.
Fishermen in Hainan and Guangdong provinces have resumed operation after the annual fishing ban in the northern part of the South China Sea was lifted.
Ten fishermen from a stranded Vietnamese boat were rescued by a Chinese marine rescue team Thursday night.
A southern Chinese city plans to expand a cruise route in the South China Sea from Xisha Islands to the sprawling island chains of Zhongsha and Nansha.
Hainan's meteorological bureau said Saturday it had started issuing weather forecasts for two islands and one reef in the South China Sea.
Editor's note: China Daily reporter Huang Yiming visits Yongxing Island, part of the Xisha Islands in the South China Sea, to observe the establishment of Sansha city, the smallest prefecture-level city in China in land area and population. Residents talked about their lives on the small island.
Reporter's Log | Huang Yiming
An aquaculture research center will be built in the city of Sansha in the South China Sea, local authorities said Thursday.
A remote medical station was established on Tuesday near Yongshu Reef, located in the Nansha Archipelago in the South China Sea, according to the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy.
A two-and-a half month fishing ban began at noon Wednesday in most parts of the South China Sea as part of ongoing efforts to rehabilitate the area's marine resources.