Reports: Vietnam Receives Third Kilo Attack Boat
The third Project-636 Kilo-class has arrived in Vietnam, marking the halfway point in the Vietnamese Navy’s planned six boat, $1.8…
Opinion: The Expanding Assault on China’s South China Sea Claims
China’s ambiguous claim to the South China Sea, approximately demarcated by a series of hash marks known as the “nine-dashed…
Document: U.S. State Department Report on China’s Claims in the South China Sea
The following is the Dec. 5, 2014 U.S. State Department Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs report,…
China Commissions New Sub Hunting Corvette
China has commissioned a corvette variant focused on anti submarine warfare (ASW), expanding the capability of the People’s Liberation Army…
Russian Missile Cruiser to Conduct Live Fire Drills in Rare Visit to South China Sea
The flagship of Russia’s Black Sea fleet is currently in the South China Sea with plans to conduct air defense…
Hagel: Returning U.S. Troops From Ebola Hot Spots will be Quarantined
All service members returning from West Africa will be quarantined for 21 days to ensure they are Ebola free, Defense…
Deputy PM Minh: ‘No Two Countries Have Worked Harder’ To Repair Relations Than U.S. And Vietnam
“No two countries have worked harder,” to overcome differences than the United States and Vietnam, said the Southeast Asian country’s…
China and Vietnam Call a Maritime Truce
An ongoing dispute over territorial rights in the South China Sea between China and Vietnam may have cooled, following a…
Remembering the Gulf of Tonkin: A First Hand Account
The following is a first person account of the events over the Gulf of Tonkin on Aug. 4, 1964. Another…
Japan to Provide Vietnam Patrol Boats Next Year
Vietnam’s Vice Defense Minister Nguyen Chi Vinh told Reuters on Monday at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore that the country…