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.

China claims most of the South China Sea and has established military outposts on artificial islands it has built there. Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and the Philippines all have overlapping ...

Vietnam - which, like China and Taiwan, claims sovereignty over the Paracel Islands - called in a foreign ... Southeast Asian neighbors in the South China Sea,” Ortagus said.

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

BEIJING: Beijing said on Monday (Feb 10) that a joint statement by the United States and Japan condemning its "provocative ...

A newly discovered giant isopod has been named after Darth Vader of Star Wars, inspired by his iconic and distinctive helmet. The 32.5 cm-long sea bug, known as a 'supergiant' was found off the coast ...

China’s air force alert, protecting Beijing’s territorial sovereignty, maritime rights, says official - Anadolu Ajansı ...

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