About 45 islands in the Spratlys are occupied by small military outposts from China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam, according to the CIA World Factbook website.

Chinese buildings and other structures on the man-made island at Johnson Reef in the Spratlys group of islands in the South China Sea, March 20, 2022. – AP Photo / Aaron Favila Philippines chief ...

Vietnam continues to expand and develop its outposts in the Spratly Islands at a rapid pace after a “record year of island building in 2024,” a U.S. think tank said last week. In a briefing ...

The Spratlys are some 750 separate, uninhabited islands in the middle of the South China Sea. Most are more like rocks than islands, but their ownership has been fiercely contested over the last ...

“The Kalayaan Island Group boasts the most unspoilt destinations in the country. Whether you are travelling for adventure or curiosity, the Spratlys will not disappoint.” I was intrigued.

The 2014 "Sailing Directions" for the South China Sea produced by the U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency gives extensive details on the Spratlys, including lighthouses, visible wrecks ...

The aviation agency seeks to include a Spratlys airport in the transport ministry’s 2021-2030 master plan, Thanh Nien reported, citing the proposal sent to the ministry. The aviation agency’s ...

The Spratlys are claimed in all or part by China, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam, Vietnam and Taiwan. However, it is the Philippines and China that have been the most vociferous of ...

China, the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia, Vietnam and Taiwan have conflicting claims in the Spratlys, an area believed to contain huge deposits of oil and gas in the South China Sea. [ID;nSGE6950BX] ...

unknown http://www.ndtv.com/world-news/vietnam-protests-after-china-lands-plane-on-dispu… Vietnam Protests After China Lands Plane On Disputed Spratlys Sunday, January 3, 2016 5:00 am ...

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