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Vietnam plans to take legal action vs China
Vietnam’s prime minister said yesterday for the first time that his country was considering legal action against China over its sovereignty claims in the South China Sea, a move that Beijing would likely fiercely oppose. ...
- June 23, 2014
PH to patrol in disputed sea, but with restraint
The military will continue to patrol in areas of contested sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea despite the challenge posed by a Chinese sea vessel to a Philippine Navy plane in the area last week. It will be recalled ...
- April 27, 2015
War games roil South China Sea
Chinese President Xi Jinping made a surprise visit to observe naval exercises in the disputed South China Sea while Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen watched naval drills simulating an attack on the island on Friday. The ...
- April 14, 2018
US warns China over missiles deployed on 3 PH reefs
The White House has warned that China would face “consequences” for its military buildup in contested waters in the western Pacific following reports that the Chinese had installed missiles on three disputed reefs in the ...
- May 5, 2018
2 major PH-initiated agreements up for signing by Asean leaders
Two landmark agreements by members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) that were initiated by the Philippines more than a decade ago would be sealed next week under Manila’s chairmanship of the 10-nation ...
- November 12, 2017
China drives away US spy plane in South China Sea
The Chinese navy warned a US surveillance plane flying over artificial islands that Beijing is creating in the disputed South China Sea to leave the area eight times, according to CNN, which was on board the flight on ...
- May 22, 2015
Sea encounters could lead to war, China warns US
China’s Navy chief had warned his US counterpart encounters between their forces could spiral into conflict, state media reported on Friday, two days after a US destroyer sailed close to Beijing’s artificial islands in the ...
- October 31, 2015
South China Sea as zone of peace
The Philippines and China have already signed the memorandum of understanding (MOU) and the terms of reference (TOR) to jointly cooperate in exploiting the oil and gas in the West Philippines Sea. The missing element is ...
- November 5, 2020
Coast Guard seizes Chinese dredger for illegal entry
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC) seized a Chinese dredger for “illegal and unauthorized presence” in Philippine waters more than a year after it was cleared to leave the country, the Coast ...
- January 30, 2021
7 countries send observers to monitor PH case vs. China
Seven countries, including claimants Malaysia and Vietnam, have sent observers to the second round of arguments in the case that the Philippines brought against China in a United Nations arbitral court in The Netherlands ...
- November 26, 2015