Vietnam is following in the footsteps of rival Spratly Islands claimant China in building military-purposed infrastructure, ...

China has repeatedly moved oil rigs into disputed areas, dredged and occupied parts of the disputed Paracel ... percent of the South China Sea as its exclusive economic zone. Vietnam has responded ...

Pledges on ‘guiding the settlement of sea-related issues’ follow high-profile visit to China by Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

The clash is a milestone for Hanoi’s South China Sea claims – but marking its 50th anniversary requires discussing the government of South Vietnam.

The Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative estimates that Hanoi has created 641 new acres of land in the disputed Spratly ...

The risk of conflict in the South ... a U.S.-China naval confrontation. Disputes between China and Vietnam over seismic surveys or drilling for oil and gas could also trigger an armed clash ...

Of them all, Vietnam has been by far the most proactive in asserting its own sovereignty claims in the South China Sea. These ...

The South China Sea is bound by China, Taiwan, and several southeast Asian nations. China claims jurisdiction over most of it, but countries like Vietnam ... one of the Paracel Islands which ...

China’s military closely monitored and “drove away” USS Halsey that entered the territorial waters of Paracel ... the South China Sea, where Beijing’s expansive territorial claims clash ...

The drills, running through Thursday, follow ongoing maritime disputes between China and Vietnam, particularly in the South China Sea. China has grown increasingly aggressive, clashing with ...

China claims almost the entire South China Sea, a conduit for more than $3 trillion of annual ship-borne commerce, including parts claimed by the Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei.

China to conduct military drills in South China Sea amid tensions with U.S. January 26, 2021 U.S., Indonesia and 5 other nations hold war drills amid China concerns ...