These changes, plus cheap labour and political stability, turned Vietnam into an alternative to China. The country has ...

in a move that underscores the persistent tensions over contested waters in the South China Sea. Vietnam requires relevant parties to “refrain from actions that complicate the situation” and ...

Vietnam has expressed its objections to China and the Philippines regarding their conflicting activities at Sandy Cay in the disputed South China Sea, demonstrating the nation's growing assertiveness ...

Philippine officials have condemned the Chinese coast guard, which it said used a powerful water cannon to target one of two Philippine fishing boats conducting marine research in the disputed South ...

China claims sovereignty over areas of the sea belonging to Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, the Philippines and Vietnam.

The militaries of the U.S. and Philippines have carried out joint drills in waters adjacent to the South China Sea claimed by Beijing ...

The Philippine fisheries bureau said the lives of a civilian crew were put at risk when the Chinese Coast Guard fired water ...

Vietnam has successfully walked a tightrope between communism and turbo-capitalism. But the ongoing trade conflict between ...

Vietnam has sent diplomatic notes to China and the Philippines to protest against their activities in contested South China Sea waters, and urging them to respect its territorial claims, it said on ...

The militaries of the US and Philippines have carried out joint drills in waters adjacent to the South China Sea claimed by ...