Vietnam has continued to expand land reclamation on its occupied features in the South China Sea, with military-related construction of new ports and airstrips, according to a Chinese think tank ...

The United States Navy destroyer USS Dewey conducts routine operations while transiting in the South China Sea on May 12, 2025. Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Devin Monroe/U.S. Navy ...

China's been building artificial islands in the South China Sea over the last decade to expand its control in the area. Satellite images show its growth.

While many publishers race to go fully digital, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) is standing by print — and it’s paying off. Speaking to The Drum as part of the News Horizons series, SCMP ...

A Philippine plane warned a Chinese military helicopter over the South China Sea that it was "flying too close," as tension between the U.S. ally and Beijing soars.

China claims almost all the South China Sea through which $3 trillion in commerce moves annually - overlapping sovereignty claims by the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam.

But Chinese analysts said this should not be read as the UN’s endorsement of China’s claims in the long-running South China Sea disputes involving the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia and Brunei.

The United States is set to cut the size of its diplomatic mission in China by up to 10%, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the situation.

Countries surrounding the South China Sea have built more than 90 outposts on around 70 islands, rocks and reefs in the highly disputed area, satellite images show.

Hainan, China’s southernmost province, now boasts a military support apparatus — buttressed by staggering infrastructure investments in the South China Sea — that analysts say could, if ...

A conflict in the South China Sea — a critical trade route estimated to carry one-third of global shipping — could result in a 10-33% loss in GDP for Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Vietnam, the ...

Yet, as regional conflict specialist Oriana Skylar Mastro has noted, China’s position in the South China Sea is less secure than around Taiwan, and if the United States more assertively policed ...