HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — Vietnam has revved up its land reclamation efforts in the South China Sea this year, beginning construction on eight previously untouched features in the Spratly Islands.

China’s military buildup has reached what a new congressional report calls a "war footing," with hundreds of new missile silos and expanding nuclear capabilities that could erode America’s ...

Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73) steams while conducting search-and-rescue exercises in the Pacific Ocean, Aug. 27, 2025. US Navy photo The U.S. is maintaining a steady ...

Dec. 11 (UPI) --Vietnam has quietly accelerated land reclamation at South Reef, a once-remote coral feature in the contested Spratly Islands, signaling a new strategic turn as pressure from China ...