An isolated reef in the Spratly Islands holds the key to improved Chinese response times in the region, a new study says.

Countries surrounding the South China Sea have built more than 90 outposts on around 70 islands, rocks and reefs in the ...

This area includes much of China’s nine-dash line claims, encompassing the Paracel, Spratly and Zhongsha Islands and commonly ...

Vietnamese construction work in the Spratly Islands continues to move forward, with “potential military structures” including runways taking shape on several of its outposts in the archipelago ...

China released a new map for its southernmost city of Sansha as the country works to consolidate its control over the strategically important waters of the Sea. The city comprises two disputed island ...

On Friday, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed into law two pieces of legislation asserting the country’s ...

UPDATES with island retaking exercises taking place in the Spratlys The Philippines is aiming for a "persistent presence" in the South China Sea, a senior military official said Wednesday ...

The South China Sea, a vast and resource-rich area, has been the subject of intense territorial disputes for years. Countries ...

Malaysia has formally protested Vietnam's expansion of the Barque Canada Reef in the contested Spratly Islands, a region with ...

This area includes much of China’s nine-dash line claims, encompassing the Paracel, Spratly and Zhongsha Islands and commonly understood to cover Scarborough Shoal and Macclesfield Bank.

This piece has been amended to clarify the number of islets controlled by Vietnam in the Spratly Island chain. Vietnam’s progress has been swift and quiet. In the past five months alone ...