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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A satellite image of Landsdowne Reef, one of the features in the Spratly Islands where Vietnam has been island-building this year, ...

In the turquoise waters of the South China Sea, one country is challenging Beijing’s grip on one of the world’s most important maritime thoroughfares. Over four years, Vietnam has built out a series ...

Looking for an island escape without the crowds? These four islands in northern Vietnam offer white-sand beaches, clear ...

HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam has been ramping up its dredging and landfill work in the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, creating another 330 acres of land since December last year, a U.S. think ...

Vietnamese construction work in the Spratly Islands continues to move forward, with “potential military structures” including runways taking shape on several of its outposts in the archipelago, a U.S.

Vietnam has “significantly accelerated” the expansion of its outposts in the Spratly Islands over the last six months, a U.S. think tank said last week, putting Hanoi on pace for a “record year of ...

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).