The contested South China Sea boasts rich oil and gas reserves and could play a key role in a conflict over Taiwan.

An aerial view of Southwest Cay, also known as Pugad Island, controlled by Vietnam and part of the Spratly Islands in the disputed South China Sea WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Vietnam has significantly ...

The Chinese coastguard patrolled around disputed sites controlled by Vietnam in the Sea last week, vessel tracking information shows. Three patrol ships left a Chinese base on Mischief Reef in the ...

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

Chinese activities in the South China Sea have remained a focal point in the ongoing dispute over the contested waters, drawing attention for their scale and security implications. Between 2013 and ...

Vietnam continues to expand and develop its outposts in the Spratly Islands at a rapid pace after a “record year of island building in 2024,” a U.S. think tank said last week. In a briefing published ...

A satellite image of Barque Canada reef in the Spratly Islands, showing the extent of Vietnamese construction on the feature. Vietnam continues to expand and develop its outposts in the Spratly ...

China has condemned Vietnam’s efforts to build up artificial islands in the South China Sea—even though it initiated the practice during the 2010s. It is unclear whether Mark Twain, Will Rogers, or ...

WASHINGTON, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Vietnam has significantly expanded island-building work in areas it claims in the Spratly Islands chain of the disputed South China Sea and will match and likely surpass ...