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Australia, Indonesia mull joint South China Sea patrols
Australia is considering joint patrols with Indonesia in the disputed South China Sea, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said Tuesday, in a move set to irk Beijing. The possibility was raised by Jakarta during meetings between ...
- November 2, 2016
Scientists sound alarm over ocean acidification
Ocean acidification has risen by a quarter since pre-industrial times as a result of rising carbon emissions, casting a shadow over the seas as a future source of food, scientists warned on Wednesday. In the past two ...
- October 9, 2014
P-noy: South China Sea row a global problem
A concrete runaway suitable for military use being built by China in a disputed part of the south china sea has aroused worldwide concern as global trade is expected to be hit by China reclamation, according to President ...
- April 18, 2015
New China fishing law 'dangerous', says US
The United States said on Thursday that new Chinese fishing restrictions in disputed waters in the South China Sea were “provocative and potentially dangerous,” as disquiet grew in Southeast Asia over the rules. The ...
- January 11, 2014
PH trying to 'rope in' other countries to sea row - China
China military yesterday accused the Philippines of trying to "rope in" other countries the dispute over ownership of the South China Sea and stir regional tension after Japan joined a military drill with the Philippines ...
- June 26, 2015
Tracking dolphins in the Gulf of Genoa
“There they are,” murmurs Fulvio Fossa, smiling as he points to a herd of dolphins off Cinque Terre in northwestern Italy. Two or three times a week, come wind or rain, Mr Fossa heads out in his rubber dinghy in search of ...
- August 27, 2010
Scientists warn on coral damage
Scientists on Thursday warned the world faces mass global coral bleaching next year driven by the warming effects of the El Niño weather phenomenon, and it could be the worst on record. A study by Oceanic Atmospheric the ...
- October 9, 2015
Bali declares 'garbage emergency' amid sea of waste
Bali’s palm-fringed Kuta beach has long been a favorite with tourists seeking sun and surf, but nowadays its golden shoreline is disappearing under a mountain of garbage. Plastic straws and food packaging are strewn between ...
- December 29, 2017
Fire 'stabilized' on cargo ship spewing toxic gas off Canada
The Canadian Coast Guard said Sunday that a fire spewing toxic gas from a container ship has been "stabilized" and that it now planned to deploy firefighters to the vessel to quell the rest of the blaze. The Zim Kingston ...
- October 26, 2021
Vietnamese fisheman killed in SCS clash
The Malaysian coast guard shot dead a Vietnamese fisherman whose boat tried to ram a patrol vessel in the South China Sea, an official said on Monday. The incident took place inside Malaysian waters, where local fisherman ...
- August 18, 2020