The region tempts with sandy beaches fringed by palm trees and lapped by turquoise waters, but there’s more to look out for, ...

In the realm of geopolitical disputes, the barren Paracel Islands are a far cry from the mountains of Kashmir or the alleys of Gaza. Claimed by both China and Vietnam, the archipelago comprises some ...

(CNN) — 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 ...

Vietnam has been actively increasing its presence in the South China Sea by expanding land on several islands and reefs it controls in the Spratly Islands. This region, which is called the Nansha ...

Vietnam has sharply accelerated its island-building efforts this year in the contested Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, a US think tank said. The latest expansion covers eight reefs that ...

Vietnam is taking a leaf out of China’s playbook to build fortified islands in the disputed South China Sea (CNN) — Vietnam is on a South China Sea island-building binge that will likely see it soon ...

(CNN) — 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 ...