Over the last decade, China has turned remote reefs into fortified islands to assert control over the South China Sea.

The island-building efforts strengthen Vietnam's control in a strategic sea lane. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

A U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet jet and MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter crashed within 30 minutes of each other above the South ...

Under Malaysia’s chairmanship, the bloc brought Cambodia and Thailand back to the negotiation table for a comprehensive ...

The Philippines' top defense official called for deeper military ties with the US in a bid to face down mutual threats amid ...

President Donald Trump's upcoming diplomatic sweep through Asia signals that Washington is recalibrating its power projection in the Indo-Pacific.

Vietnam is on a South China Sea island-building binge that will likely see it soon surpass the area China has reclaimed in the strategic and contested Spratly Islands, according to a new report from ...

The Navy's Pacific Fleet said it was investigating the cause of the incidents, which took place during "routine operations." ...

China's surprise declaration of a new nature reserve at Scarborough Shoal is a calculated maneuver that fuses ecological ...

An encounter in which a J-16 reportedly chased off two foreign fighters highlights its role in the PLA’s ‘door-kicking ...

Vietnam has stepped up its island-building activities in the South China Sea's Spratly Islands and is on track to surpass China in terms of land reclaimed, according to a U.S. think tank's new ...

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, who took office in June, is in the spotlight as counterparts including U.S. President ...