In 2021, Vietnam began expanding some of its small- and medium-sized outposts in the Spratly Islands through dredging and landfill. As of now, that effort has resulted in over 2,200 acres of new land ...

China has condemned Vietnam’s efforts to build up artificial islands in the South China Sea—even though it initiated the practice during the 2010s. It is unclear whether Mark Twain, Will Rogers, or ...

Chinese activities in the South China Sea have remained a focal point in the ongoing dispute over the contested waters, drawing attention for their scale and security implications. Between 2013 and ...

WASHINGTON, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Vietnam has significantly expanded island-building work in areas it claims in the Spratly Islands chain of the disputed South China Sea and will match and likely surpass ...

Hanoi has now begun land reclamation work at all 21 of the rocks and low-tide elevations that it occupies in the disputed island group. Vietnam continues to expand and develop its outposts in the ...

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 ...