Vietnam is extending a runway on an island it claims in the South China Sea in apparent response to China`s building of military facilities on artificial islands in the region, a U.S. think tank reported.

Cambodia on Monday jailed an opposition senator for seven years over his Facebook posting of a fake government pledge to dissolve the border with Vietnam, a verdict opposition members say could fuel tension in the Southeast Asian nation.

HANOI; Vietnam`s prime minister ordered the military to launch a rescue mission after a helicopter went missing on Tuesday during a training flight, the government said, in the latest in a series of aviation setbacks.

Indonesia's air force is holding its largest military exercise this week, near some of its islands in the South China Sea, in a show of sovereignty over the gas-rich area on the fringe of territory claimed by China, officials said on Tuesday.

The Embassy of Vietnam in Delhi announced a logo design competition on Monday to celebrate the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations between India and Vietnam. The winner of the contest will get air tickets to Vietnam.

Common interests between China and Vietnam far outweigh differences, Chinese President Xi Jinping told Vietnam`s prime minister on Tuesday, calling for their dispute in the South China Sea to be resolved through talks.

Facebook on Friday reversed its decision to censor an iconic Vietnam War photo of a naked girl escaping a napalm bombing, after the move set off a wave of outrage, including from Norway`s prime minister.