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9 drown after sinks in Indonesia
At least nine bodies have been found after a ferry sank off the coast of an Indonesian island due to bad weather, a search and rescue official said Thursday. The KM Cahaya Arafah capsized in waters off Indonesia’s Ternate ...
- July 22, 2022
Vietnam slams China over its drills in South China Sea
Vietnam has delivered a sharp rebuke to China over its military drills in the South China Sea, the second such warning in a week as the tensions rise between the countries over the disputed waterway. China and Vietnam have ...
- September 7, 2017
Japan's Tsukiji fish market to stop tourist tuna viewings
Tokyo’s famous Tsukiji fish market will stop admitting tourists to watch its pre-dawn tuna auctions next month, as it prepares to move locations on October 11, a spokeswoman said Tuesday. After more than 80 years in operation ...
- August 22, 2018
P-Noy: World should fear China’s moves in disputed sea
China's efforts to stake its claim to most of the South China Sea should spark fear around the world, President Aquino told Agence France-Presse on Tuesday. “Does it engender fear? Yes, I think it should engender fear for ...
- April 15, 2015
Peru oil spill twice as big than 1st thought
The oil spill off the coast of Peru sparked by a volcanic eruption thousands of miles away is twice as big as previously reported, the government said Friday (Saturday in Manila). The announcement came hours after a court ...
- January 30, 2022
US scientists report whale making human voice sounds
US marine biologists puzzled by human-like sounds coming from the whale and dolphin tank of an aquarium concluded they were actually coming from a whale. Anecdotal reports of whales sounding like people are not new. But ...
- October 24, 2012
PH options open; US warns China
The Defense department said Thursday it was keeping “all our options open” as Washington warned Beijing against increasing aggressive moves in the region amid the presence of Chinese vessels at the Julian Felipe Reef – ...
- April 9, 2021
Australian lobster sector claws back trade after China ban
Even in the scorching Australian summer sun, long queues of customers snake around Fremantle harbor―a soothing sight for beleaguered local fishermen trying to replace lost business with China. Australia’s rock lobster ...
- December 28, 2020
PH asserts WPS presence: Coast Guard activates drills to secure 'maritime jurisdiction' over vast areas
The Philippine Coast Guard is conducting drills in the South China Sea that an official said Sunday were part of efforts to secure the country's “maritime jurisdiction” over the disputed waters. The exercises near the ...
- April 26, 2021
Du30 to China: We're pals but don't touch Pag-asa
President Duterte has told China not to “touch” Pag-asa Island, the largest in the Kalayaan Island Group occupied by Filipinos, otherwise he would send Philippine troops on a “suicide mission” in response. The President, ...
- April 6, 2019