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China paper: Phl is cute little US submissive
Beijing claims sovereignty over most of the resource-rich and strategically important South China Sea, including areas close to other Asian nations, using vague demarcation lines that first appeared on Chinese maps in the ...
- April 22, 2015
2 Vietnamese fishers die in P'sinan sea collision
Two Vietnamese fishermen were found dead on their boat while five others were arrested after a chase with a Philippine Navy patrol vessel ended in a collision in the waters off Pangasinan on Saturday. The Navy was on its ...
- September 26, 2017
Great white shark kills US woman in rare attack
A woman from New York was killed in a rare shark attack off the coast of Maine, local authorities confirmed on Tuesday, identifying the victim as 63-year-old Julie Dimperio Holowach. The shark, which was later confirmed ...
- July 30, 2020
China releases white paper on military strategy
The Chinese military is advocating active defense, which the country’s foreign ministry said is in cognizance of external environment and is no threat to stability in the region. “It has nothing to do with the current ...
- May 29, 2015
Phl sets naval drills with US, Japan
The Philippines is to hold simultaneous naval drills next week with key allies the United States and Japan, the military said yesterday, as Chinese buildup continues on the disputed South China Sea reefs. The annual joint ...
- June 19, 2015
Over-fished species go into evolutionary overdrive: study
Relentless commercial fishing can trigger rapid evolutionary changes when only smaller, younger fish are left behind, a study released Wednesday shows. Moreover, those changes among fish populations -- a desperate bid to ...
- April 18, 2008
Starfish threatens Phl coral reefs anew
A coral-killing starfish has again begun infesting a channel of water in the Philippines famed for having some of the most diverse marine life in the world, the government said yesterday. The appearance of the crown-of-thorns ...
- June 1, 2019
Asean may tackle sea disputes; garbage dumping not on agenda
Bitter disputes over competing claims in the South China Sea are likely to surface at the two-day Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meeting starting Saturday in this Thai capital after the sinking of a Filipino ...
- June 21, 2019
US Coast Guard to tackle China 'illegal' fishing in Pacific
The United States said Friday it will deploy Coast Guard patrol ships in the western Pacific to counter "destabilizing and malign" activities by China in disputed fishing grounds of the South China Sea. Accusing China of ...
- October 25, 2020
Vulnerable start to life for turtles on Phl coast
Hundreds of tiny turtle hatchlings emerge above a beach at night and immediately look to the sea, hoping to beat huge odds and start a remarkable trans-oceanic journey lasting decades. The olive ridleys, each shorter than ...
- March 1, 2016