Vietnam’s island reclamation activities in the South China Sea made headlines in 2024 with a record area of land created and several airstrips planned on the new islands.

Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative said that dredging and landfills had caused “irreparable damage” to the marine habitat.

More drills involving U.S., Japanese, and French naval forces are scheduled later this week in the Philippine Sea.

China has reasserted claims to roughly 90 percent of the South China Sea as its exclusive economic zone. Vietnam has responded forcefully, initiating its own land-reclamation projects in the ...

Researchers exploring the wares of fishers in Vietnam discovered a “supergiant” sea bug species whose resemblance to Darth ...

The defense heads of the Philippines and the United States (US) tackled restoring deterrence in South China following recent ...

The researchers said they were told the species was fished near the Spratly Islands in Vietnam. More work will be need to done to find out if the species lives elsewhere in the South China Sea.

The Philippine coast guard says Chinese coast guard ships and a Chinese navy helicopter harassed a group of Philippine ...

China and Brunei have pledged to work together on oil and gas exploration in the Sea, though a Chinese analyst noted that ...

Vietnam has been trying to increase its domestic arms manufacturing while reducing its reliance on Russia for weapon imports.

The Philippine military chief, Gen. Romeo Brawner, said at the time that the incident “posed a threat to Philippine air force ...

North Dakota lawmakers are urging Congress to add the names of 74 U.S. sailors who died in a 1969 naval accident to the ...