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China says it's up to PH to heal rift; sea dispute not in APEC agenda- Palace
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi has admitted that the Philippines case against China at an arbitration tribunal over rival claims in the South China Sea has strained relations between Beijing and Manila and that it was ...
- November 12, 2015
PH urges arbitral panel to intervene in China dispute
The Philippines argued at a closed hearing on Tuesday that an international court should intervene in its dispute with China over the right to exploit natural resources and fish in the South China Sea. Although China has ...
- July 9, 2015
Int'l opinion against China buildup in disputed sea
In the face of growing international condemnation for its building artificial islands in the South China Sea from which to project its military power in the region, China appears to have reduced itself into an island. From ...
- July 9, 2015
Pentagon: Row raises demand for US presence
Disputes over territory in the South China Sea are causing countries in the region to increase their demand for an American security presence, the US defense chief said on Sunday. A US warship sailed within the territorial ...
- November 2, 2015
China to end reclamation, start building structures
China will complete land reclamation projects on its disputed South China Sea territorial claims as planned within "upcoming days," the Foreign Ministry said yesterday. However, in a sign that developments were far from ...
- June 17, 2015
China opens lighthouses on 2 PH reefs in Spratlys
China has started operating lighthouses on two reefs in the disputed West Philippine Sea, state news agency Xinhua reported on Friday, as tensions in the region mount over Beijing’s maritime ambitions. The two reefs are ...
- October 11, 2015
US admiral joins surveillance flight over West Philippine Sea
A top US Navy admiral said he joined a routine surveillance flight over the disputed South China Sea on Saturday and that the United States was committed to freedom of navigation in the region. Adm. Scott Swift, commander ...
- July 21, 2015
A toll gate to South China Sea
During his first state visit to the United States, Chinese President Xi Jinping repeated that islands in the South China Sea were part of China's territory "since ancient times," adding that relevant construction activities ...
- October 4, 2015
Phl urges China to halt reclamation work on reef
The Philippines strongly urged China to stop reclamation work on a disputed submerged reef within its exclusive economic zone in the West Philippine Sea, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said yesterday. A Navy ...
- February 7, 2015
EC allows Phi more time to curb illegal fishing
The European Commission has granted a six-month extension to the Philippines to finalize the adoption and implementation of measures against illegal fishing to prevent trade sanctions on Philippine fisheries imports. The ...
- February 22, 2015