Browsing Manila Standard by Place "Vietnam"

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    • Ph eyes protest vs Beijing 

      Barcelo, Vito; Araneta, Sandy; Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, April 15, 2015, on page A4)
      The Philippines plans to file another diplomatic protest against China's reclamation activities that have destroyed close to 300 acres of coral reef in the South China Sea, an official said Tuesday. "We are looking into ...

    • PH files protest over twin China WPS ’volations’ 

      Requejo, Rey E. (Manila Standard, April 23, 2020, on page A2)
      The Philippines has filed two protests with China over the pointing of a radar gun at a Philippine Navy ship and for declaring parts of Philippine territory as part of Hainan province, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teddy Boy ...

    • PH insists on sea code, China calls for dialog 

      Barcelo, Vito (Manila Standard, March 2, 2016, on page A5)
      Despite China’s call for a peaceful dialogue to resolve the territorial dispute in the South China Sea, the Philippines will continue to push for the legally binding Code of Conduct on the South China Sea between the Asean ...

    • PH lags behind in race to grab reefs 

      Morella, Cecil (Manila Standard, May 14, 2015, on page A2)
      Philippine military chief General Gregorio Catapang looks worried as he surveys the rusted cranes and eroded runway on the tiny island of Thitu, now on the front line of a rapidly intensifying construction war in the South ...

    • PH raps China for sea threats 

      Requejo, Rey (Manila Standard, June 1, 2022, on page A1-A2)
      The government on Tuesday said it summoned a senior Chinese Embassy official back in April to protest the harassment of a Philippine research in the West Philippine Sea, and rejected a unilateral fishing ban declared by ...

    • PH verifying ‘harassment’ in WPS 

      (Manila Standard, March 7, 2019, on page A2)
      Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Wednesday ordered the military to validate a report of Kalayaan Mayor Roberto del Mundo who claimed that Filipino fishermen were being harassed by the Chinese in a sandbar near Pag-asa ...

    • PH, China cautious on joint oil exploration talks 

      (Manila Standard, March 23, 2018, on page A1-A2)
      China and Philippines said Wednesday they will cautiously proceed with discussions on joint oil and gas exploration in the South China Sea, further reversing years of tensions over their competing claims to the region. the ...

    • PH, China firm hold talks on joint oil hunt in SC Sea 

      Cruz, Maricel V. (Manila Standard, March 2, 2018, on page A2-A1)
      The Philippines said Thursday it is in talks with a Chinese state firm for joint South China Sea energy resource exploration and extraction, in a proposed deal described by President Rodrigo Duterte as akin to “co-ownership” ...

    • PH, Indonesia sign sea border pact 

      Pañares, Joyce Pangco; Fabunan, Sara Susanne D. (Manila Standard, May 24, 2014, on page 1-2)
      Indonesia and the Philippines on Friday signed three agreements, including a historic document on the delimitation of the exclusive economic zone boundaries of both countries in the Mindanao Sea and in the Celebes Sea. ...

    • PH, Vietnam working towards marine code 

      Araneta, Sandy (Manila Standard, April 28, 2015, on page A3)
      The Philippines and Vietnam have pledged to work for the adoption by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) of a legally binding Code of Conduct amid massive reclamation activities by China in the disputed ...

    • ‘Protest new Sino claims in WPS‘ 

      Requejo, Rey E. (Manila Standard, April 21, 2020, on page A2)
      A retired Supreme Court justice and a former diplomat have urged the government to lodge a diplomatic protest against China for establishing two districts in Hainan province. Former Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio ...

    • Rice to riches: Vietnam's shrimp farmers fish for fortunes 

      Vaughan, Jenny (Manila Standard, August 10, 2017, on page B4)
      The Mekong Delta, long renowned as the “rice bowl of Vietnam,” is now also home to a multi-billion-dollar shrimp industry and burgeoning numbers of farmers are building fortunes from the small crustaceans. The shrimp bonanza ...

    • Rody slams China over WP Sea 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, August 16, 2018, on page A1-A2)
      Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has urged China to “temper” its behavior in the South China Sea in a rare criticism of the Asian superpower over its program of island-building in disputed waters. China has alarmed and ...

    • Rody weighs in on 'accident' 

      Mariano, Nat; Araja, Rio N.; Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, June 18, 2019, on page A1-A2)
      President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday described the ramming and sinking of a Filipino fishing boat in the Recto Bank a “little maritime accident,” adding that the Philippines is not ready to challenge China’s military might. ...

    • Ruling over disputed sea handed down on Tuesday 

      Araneta, Sandy; Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, July 11, 2016, on page A3)
      The Permanent Court of Arbitration — the world’s oldest international arbitration tribunal—will issue a written decision at 11:00 a.m. (0900 GMT) after the Philippines challenged China’s claim over much of the strategic ...

    • Sea chase: PH assures Vietnam of fair inquiry 

      Fabunan, Sara Susanne D. (Manila Standard, September 26, 2017, on page A1-A2)
      The Philippines on Monday assured Vietnam it will conduct a fair and thorough investigation into the deaths of two Vietnamese fishermen during a sea chase involving the Philippine Navy off the coast of Pangasinan on Saturday. ...

    • Seafdec dept head reappointed 

      (Manila Standard, June 9, 2002, on page 1)
      Upon the government's endorsement, through President Arroyo, the chief of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department has been reappointed for an unprecedented four term. Dr. Rolando Platon was ...

    • SEARCA releases book on climate change 

      Jocson, Brenda (Manila Standard, February 4, 2017, on page C2)
      A book titled “Learning and Coping with Change: Case Stories of Climate Change Adaptation in Southeast Asia” is now off the presses. SEARCA director Dr. Gil C. Saguiguit Jr. said the book is the pioneering work of the First ...

    • Ship with all-Filipino crew sinks off Vietnam 

      MST News (Manila Standard, January 4, 2015, on page 1-2)
      A crew member was rescued while two others were confirmed dead when a cargo ship with 19 all-Filipino crew capsized and sank off the Vietnamese coast early Friday morning. The incident was first reported by Gearbulk Holding ...

    • Trump on North Korean threat 

      Del Rosario, Alejandro (Manila Standard, February 2, 2018, on page A4)
      United States President Donal Trump, in his first State of the Union Address before a joint session of Congress, painted a picture of social, economic and political progress in his first year in power. Trump appealed for ...