Weekly News 8/6-14/6

-(Reuters 12/6) Pentagon repeats call for China to end island building, seeks more military contact, while stressing that the Pentagon remained committed to expanding military contacts with China. -(Reuters 11/6) Philippines and China in "video war" over South China Sea: The country hopes to rally support of people behind Philippine government's policy and action.

08/06/2015

Int’l workshop on maritime issues, UN sea law convention

A high-level workshop on maritime issues and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) took place in Ha Long city, northern Quang Ninh province on June 4.

05/06/2015

Weekly Bulletin 25/5-31/5

Defence chiefs gather for Shangri-La Dialogue; U.S. says China's island-building erodes security; China issues first white paper on military strategy...

03/06/2015

Vietnam, U.S. discuss land reclamation in South China Sea

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter discussed his call for an end to island-building in the South China Sea in talks on Monday with his Vietnamese counterpart, who said Vietnam had not expanded its islands but had done work to prevent wave erosion.

02/06/2015

Weekly News 1/6-7/6

-(Reuters 5/6) Tokyo, Manila boost security ties as China pushes maritime claims: the two countries agreed to strengthen security ties and discussed transferring military equipment and technology. -(The Economist 5/6) Whose splendid isolation? In the dock for its aggressive expansionism in the South China Sea, China seems undeterred.

01/06/2015

China must immediately halt construction on Vietnamese islands

Vietnam demands China to immediately stop the construction currently underway on Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Le Hai Binh said with regard to China’s erection of two lighthouses on Truong Sa islands.

29/05/2015

Weekly Bulletin 18/5-24/5

UN chief urges peaceful solution of South China Sea dispute; China warns U.S. surveillance plane; U.S. vows to continue patrols after China warns spy plane…

28/05/2015

Pentagon chief urges end to island-building in South China Sea

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter on Wednesday called for an immediate end to island-building by China and other countries near the South China Sea, urging the participants to stop militarizing the dispute and find a peaceful solution.

28/05/2015

Philippines to fly over disputed South China Sea

Philippine military and commercial aircraft will keep flying over disputed areas in the South China Sea despite Chinese warnings over the airspace, President Benigno Aquino said on Monday.

26/05/2015

Weekly News 25/5-31/5

-(CNN 30/5) U.S. defense chief to China: End South China Sea expansion: Carter called for an immediate stop to land reclamation by all nations and a stop to the militarization of the existing ones. -(Reuters 30/5) Break the vicious cycle, Singapore tells South China Sea rivals -(The Economist 29/5) Try not to blink: As China asserts itself as a naval and air power, and as America responds, the...

25/05/2015