Vietnam is following in the footsteps of rival Spratly Islands claimant China in building military-purposed infrastructure, ...
It's Beijing's latest move to assert sovereignty over the hotly disputed atoll in the South China Sea, satellite images ...
The Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative estimates that Hanoi has created 641 new acres of land in the disputed Spratly ...
A deep sea exploration and monitoring station a mile deep in the contested South China Sea could also cement China as a ...
And fourth, Vietnam has a history of accepting risk and even casualties in the South China Sea when it deems something a strategic necessity. Beijing likely realizes that grey zone coercion will not ...
bleached fragments at the bottom of the South China Sea. The footage, shared with the media by the Philippine Coast Guard in mid-2024, painted a grim picture of an underwater wasteland where life ...
The United States increased its activity in the South China Sea last year to “varying levels ... the number of “island-intrusive” freedom of navigation operations (FONOPs) and transits ...
The Philippines is considering converting two strategically located islands in Subic Bay into military reservations – a step analysts say would fortify its position in the South China Sea amid ...
Seemingly unaware of the film Deep Blue Sea and countless B-movie tropes, China is set to build a new deep-sea laboratory that will be crewed by a team of resident scientists. In a recent announcement ...