China has been turning heads with its impressive artificial islands, which have already become large enough to inhabit. Here's how they're made.

Beijing recently demonstrated the use of hundreds of fishing boats to support future combat operations against Taiwan.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A satellite image of Landsdowne Reef, one of the features in the Spratly Islands where Vietnam has been island-building this year, ...

The idea of constructing an island in the middle of the ocean is not new. Decades ago, cities like Miami and San Francisco reshaped their shallow wate.

A U.S. missile cruiser on Tuesday entered the waters off the disputed Spratly Islands, which China considers as its own territory, without Beijing’s permission, Chinese army spokesman Tian Junli said.

MANILA, Philippines — A small Philippine municipality governing a scattering of features in the South China Sea has declared ...

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 ...

Vietnam is on a South China Sea island-building binge that will likely see it soon surpass the area China has reclaimed in the strategic and contested Spratly Islands, according to a new report from ...