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

China appears to be reviving its now-familiar “gray zone” tactics — subtle, nonmilitary maneuvers to expand control without ...

That the Philippines was the Defense Secretary’s first stop in Asia was the strongest assurance yet that the U.S. under Trump ...

Even as China offers itself to nations like Japan as a more reliable partner, its ships are pushing into their neighborhoods ...

It's Beijing's latest move to assert sovereignty over the hotly disputed atoll in the South China Sea, satellite images ...

The Philippines is exploring the possibility of converting two islands that were once part of a U.S. navy base into a ...

Signed in 2002 by China and the ten ASEAN member states, the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties (DOC) in the South China ...

Less than 100 miles from Taipei, Japan's westernmost island, Yonaguni, has rapidly militarized amid growing tensions between ...

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

Since then, the state has grown steadily more risk-tolerant in efforts to “reclaim” the islands and waters of the South China Sea as a necessary part of the “Great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.” ...

The islands offer a clear view of key sea lanes in waters being contested by China. Read more at straitstimes.com.