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China scores win; PH lets go of bid to cite sea ruling
Southeast Asian nations overcame days of deadlock on Monday when the Philippines dropped a request for their joint statement to mention a landmark legal ruling on the South China Sea, officials said, after objections from ...
- July 26, 2016
China urged to prepare for war in disputed sea
China should prepare itself for military confrontation in the South China Sea, an influential Chinese paper said on Tuesday, a week ahead of a decision by an international court on a case filed by Manila against Beijing. ...
- July 6, 2016
Support for anti-illegal fishing pact sought
The Food and Agriculture Organization Wednesday urged governments to implement a landmark treaty against illegal fishing, saying rapid action was needed to ensure that its implementation was effective. FAO director general ...
- July 14, 2016
China: new satellite to protect its sea bases
A newly launched satellite will help China protect its maritime interests, the official China Daily newspaper reported on Thursday, as Manila and Tokyo urged Beijing to respect maritime law and security, and the rule of ...
- August 12, 2016
China will be the loser–Yasay
Unless it acknowledges the ruling of the arbitral tribunal against its territorial claims in the West Philippine Sea, China will emerge as the “loser” in its sea dispute with the Philippines, Foreign Secretary Perfecto ...
- August 31, 2016
Crab fattening pushed to ensure better yield
There is one word crab vendors do not want their merchandise to be associated with: payat (skinny). The label sticks like glue. Meat shops are given some leeway whenever they sell a fatty slab of pork, but customers remember ...
- March 2, 2016
US warns 'aggressive' Beijing in South China Sea
The United States will keep challenging Beijing’s “assertive, aggressive behavior in the South China Sea,” the US Pacific commander said on Wednesday, as tensions between two powers rise over comments by Donald Trump. Adm. ...
- December 15, 2016
Beijing to return underwater us Drone
US President-elect Donald Trump, who has vowed to take an aggressive approach in dealing with China over its economic and military policies, jumped on the unusual drone seizure with a pair of provocative tweets, accusing ...
- December 19, 2016
China assures PH of Panatag access
Meeting on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Leader's Summit here, Chinese President Xi Jinping has assured President Duterte that Filipinos would continue to enjoy free access to traditional fishing ...
- November 21, 2016
Need for environmental literacy
Nowadays, no one could deny the urgency of the major environmental problems, particularly global warming and climate change, because of the threat to humanity’s existence. The cause is the unprecedented greenhouse gas ...
- October 2, 2016