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Japan won’t send troops to disputed seas
Japan yesterday backed the United States sailing warships close to disputed land in the South China Sea, but said it had no plans to send its own maritime forces to support the operation. Last month Washington infuriated ...
- November 23, 2015
France challenges Beijing in South China Sea
France is increasing its military presence in the Indo-Pacific region, sending warships through the South China Sea and planning air exercises to help counter China’s military build-up in disputed waters. In late May, the ...
- June 13, 2018
Contraband
Seized endangered species products, including elephant ivory tusks, pangolin scales and shark fins, are shown at a press conference at the Kwai Chung Customhouse Cargo Examination Compound in Hong Kong.
- January 25, 2019
Duterte open to South China Sea deals
President Duterte said Tuesday he was open to exploring the South China Sea’s natural resources with rival claimants China and Vietnam, after securing a “windfall” while in Beijing. Duterte also emphasized he had no immediate ...
- May 17, 2017
Chinese drive Pinoy fishers out of shoal
China renewed its aggressive stance on the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) nearly two years following the Panatag (Scarborough) standoff, with Beijing reasserting its presence in the contested waters. Philippine Armed ...
- February 25, 2014
Massive oil spill hits Manila Bay
A huge oil spill shut down parts of Metro Manila's vital fishing industry yesterday, jeopardizing the livelihoods of tens of thousands of people living along Manila Bay's diesel coated coast. Dead fish floated on the water ...
- August 10, 2013
Turtles threatened by oil spill in south India
Hundreds of students and fishermen were working Friday to clean up an oil spill on India's southern coast that campaigners say threatens the turtles that nest there every year. Campaigners and fishermen have accused the ...
- February 4, 2017
Rescuers save six stranded whales
Six beached whales were successfully refloated off New Zealand Tuesday, rescuers said, after a spate of mass strandings in recent days that resulted in the deaths of dozens of the marine mammals. Wildlife rangers and ...
- November 28, 2018
Thailand turtle’s plastic-filled stomach highlights ocean crisis
Startling images of plastic shreds, rubber bands and other debris found jammed in the stomach of a green turtle in Thailand have highlighted the crisis of waste-strewn seas following the widely publicized death of a whale ...
- June 13, 2018
S. Korean airlines ban shark fin as cargo
South Korea’s two largest airlines, Korean Air and Asiana, said on Thursday they had both decided to ban shark fin from their cargo flights as part of a growing global campaign against the Asian delicacy. Korean Air, which ...
- June 21, 2013