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South China Sea cinema opens
China has opened its southernmost cinema on a disputed island in the South China Sea, state media said, part of an ongoing effort to build up civilian infrastructure and assert Beijing’s sovereignty. The cinema is on Woody ...
- July 26, 2017
US presses China to halt militarization of S. China Sea
Standing side by side, top U.S. officials urged their Chinese counterparts on Friday to halt militarization of the disputed South China Sea, drawing a rebuke from the Chinese for sending U.S. warships close to islands ...
- November 11, 2018
China-PH ties at a new turning point, says Chinese FM
Relations between China and the Philippines are at a new turning point, and Beijing hopes Manila can meet it halfway and handle disputes appropriately, a top Chinese diplomat told a visiting Philippine delegation. Chinese ...
- September 15, 2016
South China Sea doesn't belong to any one nation - Pence
US Vice President Mike Pence said on Friday the South China Sea does not belong to any one nation and the United States will continue to sail and fly wherever international law allows, comments that is sure to rile China ...
- November 17, 2018
Ocean heat wave harming 12,000 sq-km of world's coral reefs - experts
Corals reefs are suffering a severe underwater heat wave this year for the third time on record, including a mysterious warm patch in the Pacific known as “The Blob”, scientists said on Thursday. The bout of record high ...
- October 9, 2015
Thais release 1,066 turtles to celebrate king's birthday
Hundreds of people gathered at a beach in Thailand on Wednesday to release 1,066 turtles into the sea as part of celebrations to mark the birthday of new King Maha Vajiralongkorn this week.
- July 27, 2017
Reclamation on Mabini reef
The DFA said China was reclaiming land on the disputed reef and appeared to be building an airstrip. The DFA spokesman told Reuters that China has been moving earth and materials to Mabini Reef in the Spratlys and reclaiming ...
- May 16, 2014
US, China trade accusations over disputed South China Sea
China’s Foreign Ministry said last Friday the United States was trying to influence a South China Sea arbitration case filed by the Philippines after a senior US official said China would be obligated to abide by the ...
- July 26, 2015
South China Sea islands expanded 'reasonably' - report
China has “reasonably” expanded its islands in the disputed South China Sea and this year construction projects there including radar facilities covered about 290,000 square meters (72 acres), according to a new government ...
- December 26, 2017