The island-building efforts strengthen Vietnam's control in a strategic sea lane. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

Three ships circled land features, including some where Vietnam has built facilities, last week, according to maritime ...

Vietnam is on a South China Sea island-building binge that will likely see it soon surpass the area China has reclaimed in the strategic and contested Spratly Islands, according to a new report from ...

China said Friday that its coast guard carried out a patrol near disputed islets in the South China Sea amid ongoing tensions with the Philippines. The China Coast Guard (CCG) said it conducted a law ...

Periodic bomber deployments to Woody Island—spotted by U.S. satellite company Maxar Technologies and verified by open-source intelligence analysts—have been interpreted as a demonstration of China's ...

SPRATLY ISLANDS, AT SEA - OCTOBER 25: Buildings and structures are seen on the artificial island built by China in Mischief Reef on October 25, 2022 in Spratly Islands, South China Sea. China has ...

For years China has had an advantage in the South China Sea as its land reclamation programme on reefs of strategic significance created a possible base for large planes and vessels, including navy ...

Official Chinese media have been conspicuously silent about a July 9th clash between the Chinese navy and Vietnamese fishing boats near the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. The Singapore ...

Vietnam has significantly expanded its outposts in the contested Spratly Islands during the past six months according to a report released Friday by the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI).

Vietnam has requested the parties concerned to respect its sovereignty over Truong Sa (Spratly) Islands, the Foreign Ministry ...

Philippine forces trained last week to defend Balabac, a strategic island in Palawan that is set to host a new military base ...

Satellite images reveal China’s secret missile bunkers near Pangong Lake, raising fresh fears of a future border conflict ...