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South China Sea row tearing world apart - Obama
US President Barack Obama yesterday described the South China Sea issue as one of the current crises tearing the world apart. In his final address to the United Nations General Assembly as US president, Obama appealed for ...
- September 22, 2016
‘Asean concerned over reclamation in disputed seas’
Southeast Asian countries see China's installation of weapons systems in the South China Sea as unsettling and want to prevent militarization, urging dialogue to stop "recent developments" from escalating, Foreign Affairs ...
- February 22, 2017
Asean airs concern on new China sea law
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has expressed concern over recent developments in the South China Sea, after China imposed a controversial new fisheries law requiring all foreign vessels to obtain approval ...
- January 20, 2014
Is new Philippine isle in Chinese hands?
Sandy Cay is a newly formed isle from sandbars three nautical miles off Pag-Asa, the main part of Palawan’s Kalayaan town. A word war rages between Alejano and Cayetano over China’s reported grab of the isle under the ...
- June 20, 2018
Palace: Fishermen can still go to Panatag
The government is making sure Filipino fishermen are not deprived of access to Panatag Shoal’s rich resources despite threats of being driven away even during inclement weather by intruding Chinese vessels. Presidential ...
- March 4, 2014
Sea dispute shouldn't strain Phl, China ties - envoy
The relationship between Manila and Beijing should not be made hostage to the South China Sea and West Philippine Sea issue, China's ambassador said yesterday. Zhao Jinhua told reporters at Malacanang that the maritime ...
- February 28, 2017
'SCS claimants will suffer if harsh to China'
People from claimant-states in the South China Sea will suffer if they take a hard stance with China, Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said yesterday, as former diplomats and experts expressed concern over ...
- August 5, 2017
US, China not budging on SCS dispute
The US and China stood firm on their positions in the South China Sea (SCS) row, but stressed the need to tamp down tension and said cooperation was the only option to peace. Senior diplomatic and military leaders from ...
- November 11, 2018
Phl rests case in sea row
The Philippines has conducted its legal arguments against China before an international arbitral court, saying it is entrusting its fate to a court that it believes will uphold the rule of law and not the "quaint aspiration ...
- December 1, 2015
Rody to fishermen: just be patient
Before leaving for China, Duterte announced on several occasions that the issue of fishing at Panatag Shoal would be among the issues he would discuss with his Chinese counterparts. He said he would “ask” the Chinese to ...
- October 23, 2016