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China war drills focus on 'seizing islands'
China and Russia started war games in the South China Sea on Monday, Beijing's defense ministry said, in a show of force an international tribunal invalidated the Asian giant's extensive claims in the area. The eight-day ...
- September 13, 2016
Myanmar’s ‘smiling’ Irrawaddy dolphins on brink of extinction
Tears fill Maung Lay’s eyes as he describes losing the dolphin he knew since his childhood, the latest casualty of a battle against pollution and electrofishing that may see the species disappear in Myanmar. Loved for ...
- January 19, 2017
Typhoon kills 11k farmed Tuna in Japan
A powerful typhoon which lashed Japan last week has killed more than 11,000 farmed bluefin tuna, costing over US$10 million (S$13.7 million) in damage, local media said on Saturday. Typhoon Nangka made landfall in southwestern ...
- July 26, 2015
Sea chase: PH assures Vietnam of fair inquiry
The Philippines on Monday assured Vietnam it will conduct a fair and thorough investigation into the deaths of two Vietnamese fishermen during a sea chase involving the Philippine Navy off the coast of Pangasinan on Saturday. ...
- September 26, 2017
Hundreds of whales dead in Australia stranding
Hundreds of pilot whales have died in a mass stranding in southern Australia despite efforts to save them, with rescuers racing Wednesday to free a few dozen survivors. Another 200 long-finned pilot whales were discovered ...
- September 24, 2020
Pandemic gives respite to Thai 'sea gypsies' threatened by mass tourism
Coronavirus has wrought havoc across the world, but for Thailand's "sea gypsies" it has brought welcome respite from the threat of mass tourism. Since the pandemic began, life has been easier for Sanan Changnam and his ...
- November 28, 2020
Dead rivers: The cost of Bangladesh's garment-driven growth
Bangladeshi ferryman Kalu Molla began working on the Buriganga river before the patchwork of slums on its banks gave way to garment factories — and before its waters turned pitch black. The 52-year-old has constant cough, ...
- June 22, 2022
UN begins negotiations on treaty to protect imperiled high seas
United Nations on Tuesday kicked-off talks on a 2020 treaty that would regulate the high seas, which cover half the planet yet lack adequate environmental protection. Four sessions of talks, each lasting two weeks, are ...
- September 3, 2018
South China Sea tensions flare at Asia security talks
China was a diplomatic collision course with some of its neighbors and the United States over its controversial island-building, as regional security talks opened Tuesday in Kuala Lumpur. Beijing is expanding tiny reefs ...
- August 5, 2015
Beijing 'installs missiles' on South China Sea
Beijing Thursday reasserted its right to build "defense" facilities in the disputed South China Sea, but declined to confirm reports it had installed new missiles on artificial islands it has built in the region. The Chinese ...
- May 4, 2018