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New Australian fish death
Thousands more fish have died in a key river system in drought-hit eastern Australia just weeks after up to a million were killed, authorities and locals said Monday, sparking fears an ecological disaster is unfolding. ...
- January 29, 2019
PH told not to give up terrorial claim vs China
China has told the Philippine government not to give up its claim to the disputed South China Sea but simply asked it to put some order on how to discuss that claim so the two countries could pursue a joint oil and gas ...
- April 13, 2018
Obama warns China: tensions rise over world tribunal's maritime ruling
US President Barack Obama warned Beijing Thursday it could not ignore a tribunal's ruling rejecting its sweeping claims to the South China Sea, driving tensions higher in a territorial row that threatens regional security. ...
- September 9, 2016
Japan warned against whaling in Antarctic
Environmental activities group Sea Shepherd warned Japan on Sunday against resuming "research" whaling in the Antarctic and called on the Australian government to intervene. After a decade of harassment by Sea Shepherd, ...
- November 30, 2015
Fishery hotline set for Beijing, Hanoi
China and Vietnam have agreed to set up a hotline to resolve disputes in the China Sea, where clashes between fishermen have stoked tensions between the countries, state media reported Tuesday. The agreement was signed by ...
- June 22, 2013
Shark refuge found in Galapagos
A new breeding ground for endangered hammerhead sharks has been found in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador's government said. This natural refuge off the island of Santa Cruz is home to about 20 of the sharks, the environment ...
- March 9, 2019
Rice to riches: Vietnam's shrimp farmers fish for fortunes
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 ...
- August 10, 2017
War games set amid sea row
The United States and the Philippines will double the size of their annual war games this month, with some exercises to be staged close to a South China Sea flashpoint. The 10-day exercises between the long-time allies ...
- April 8, 2015
Benham gets renamed; Beijing sidesteps threat
President Rodrigo Duterte has signed an executive order officially renaming Benham Rise to “Philippine Rise” to use the resource-rich territory off the coast of Aurora province. He signed Executive Order 25 on May 16 ...
- May 23, 2017
India, Iran looking to resolve issue on oil tanker 'pollution'
New Delhi and Tehran were Saturday working to resolve a dispute over the detention of an Indian oil tanker by Iranian naval guards for allegedly polluting sea waters in the Persian Gulf. The Indian government-owned MT Desh ...
- August 18, 2013