Weekly News 8/4-14/4

-(Straits times 12/4) Asean and China to hold talks on South China Sea: Foreign ministers from Asean and China will hold a special meeting to hasten progress on a code of conduct in the disputed South China Sea;(Interaksyon 12/4) ASEAN ministers call for 'restraint, dialogue' on South China Sea -(Inquirer 12/4) PH to stick with arbitration under UNCLOS to pursue Spratly claims: The Philippines...

08/04/2013

‘Balikatan’ kicks off Friday amid fears over US ‘major attack’

The Philippine-US “Balikatan” (shoulder-to-shoulder) military exercises kick off Friday amid fears that these are being used to prepare for a “major attack” by the US.

05/04/2013

Weekly Bulletin (25 March - 31 March)

Vietnam condemns China’s shooting at fishing vessel; Chinese ship to conduct patrols in the South China Sea; China defends Navy's firing on Vietnamese boat; U.S. missile frigate visits Philippines; Vietnam, Cambodia ink defence cooperation plan...

04/04/2013

U.S. F/A-18 Warplanes Sent To Philippines For Military Drills

Washington is this week deploying a dozen F/A-18 fighters to the Philippines, the first time it has sent so many of the aircraft there, to take part in annual military drills with a close security ally amid rising tension in the Asia-Pacific region.

04/04/2013

Kerry voices deep US concern over South China Sea tension

Secretary of State John Kerry says the U.S. is deeply concerned about tensions in the resource-rich South China Sea and wants to see the territorial disputes there worked out through arbitration.

02/04/2013

Weekly News 1/4-7/4

-(The Wall Street Journal 7/4) China's Xi Sets Tone on Regional Relations:Chinese President Xi Jinping acknowledged Asian "frictions" and "hot spots" in an address on Sunday to regional business and political leaders amid mounting alarm over North Korea's nuclear threat and territorial disputes between China and its neighbors. China warns against Asia troublemakers -(Eurasiareview 6/4) Restructuring...

01/04/2013

Weekly Bulletin (18 March - 24 March)

Vietnam demands China to end sovereignty violation; Vietnamese fishing boat shot by Chinese vessels; Chinese navy training exercise in South China Sea, western Pacific; Philippine sea patrols to check on China naval exercises; US maintains Asian pivot position…

27/03/2013

US concerned over incident in South China Sea

The US on March 26th expressed concern over reports of an incident between a Chinese vessel and a Vietnamese fishing boat which caught fire, saying it strongly opposes use of force or coercion in the South China Sea.

27/03/2013

Vietnam condemns China’s shooting at fishing vessel

The Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday announced its official statement to strongly condemn China for shooting on Viet Nam’s fishing vessel coded QNg 96382 TS.

26/03/2013

Weekly News 25/3-31/3

-(PhilStar 31/3) ‘China may engage in quiet talks with Phl over territorial dispute’: China’s leaders may decide to engage in quiet negotiations with the Philippines to entice it to withdraw its bid for international arbitration in the South China Sea given the risks and ramifications of other options open to Beijing, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) said. -(SCMP 31/3) PLA takes higher...

25/03/2013