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China stresses fishery vessel on "routine mission" in South China Sea - Mar 17, 2009 央视国际BEIJING, March 17 (Xinhua) -- China on Tuesday denied it was "flexing military might" by sending a fishery administration vessel to the South China Sea, ... White House: US Will Operate in South China Sea - Mar 9, 2009 ABC NewsAP. The White House says it expects China to respect international law, in particular for vessels operating in the South China Sea. ... China's CNOOC, Devon Energy to explore block in South China Sea - Dec 6, 2005 ForbesBEIJING (AFX) - CNOOC Ltd said that its parent company, China National Offshore Oil Corporation, has signed a production sharing contract with Devon Energy ... Cnooc plans to drill deepwater wells in South China Sea next year - Dec 6, 2009 MarketWatchBy Yvonne Lee. Zhanjiang, CHINA (MarketWatch) -- Cnooc Ltd. (NYSE:CEO) plans to start drilling deepwater wells in the South China Sea next year, ... Blast rips hole in Qantas jet over South China Sea - Jul 26, 2008 NEWS.com.au - news.com.auDEBRIS flew past passengers as air was sucked out of an ageing Melbourne-bound Qantas jumbo jet after a mid-air explosion ripped a gaping hole in its ... US warships head for South China Sea after standoff - Mar 14, 2009 Times OnlineA potential conflict was brewing last night in the South China Sea after President Obama dispatched heavily armed American destroyers to the scene of a ... Asia's "Super-storm" gathers over South China Sea - Nov 23, 2007 Reuters AlertNetReuters and AlertNet are not responsible for the content of this article or for any external internet sites. The views expressed are the author's alone. ... … Husky Energy makes significant gas discovery in South China Sea - Jun 15, 2006 ForbesCALGARY (AFX) - Husky Energy Inc said its unit Husky Oil China Ltd has made a significant gas discovery at Liwan 3-1-1, Block 29/26, in the South China Sea. ... … approved to invest 200 bln yuan in South China Sea oil/gas... - Dec 15, 2008 ForbesBEIJING (XFN-ASIA) - China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) has won approval from the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission for oil ... China announces sovereignty over South China Sea - Mar 11, 2009 央视国际Surrounding countries have taken part in a scramble for sovereignty over the South China Sea Islands. In mid-February, the Philippines Congress passed a ... … CNOOC, Canada's Husky sign South China Sea oil exploration deal - Aug 8, 2006 ForbesBEIJING (XFN-ASIA) - CNOOC Ltd said its parent, China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), has signed a new production-sharing contract (PSC) with ... BP gas project in South China Sea "normal" -Vietnam - Apr 12, 2007 Reuters UKHANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam said on Thursday a BP-led (BP.L) $2 billion (1 billion pound) natural gas field and pipeline project in the South China Sea was ... Joint exploration of South China Sea agreed - Jul 4, 2005 ä¸å›½æ—¥æŠ¥Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and his Vietnamese counterpart Phan Van Khai agreed on Monday that the two countries, together with the Philippines, ... China Builds Secret Nuclear Submarine Base in South China Sea - May 2, 2008 FOXNewsA satellite image of China's secret underground nuclear submarine base on Hainan Island in the South China Sea. China has secretly built an underground ... China not boosting South China Sea naval presence - Mar 20, 2009 FOXNewsBy CHRISTOPHER BODEEN, AP Writer. BEIJING — China has no plans to beef up its naval presence in the South China Sea following a confrontation earlier this ... Ancient merchant boat raised from South China Sea - Dec 21, 2007 ä¸å›½æ—¥æŠ¥YANGJIANG, Guangdong Province -- A merchant boat loaded with porcelain that sank off the south China coast 800 years ago was raised on Friday, ... CNOOC chairman calls South China Sea gas find 'breakthrough' - report - Jul 18, 2006 ForbesBEIJING (XFN-ASIA) - A major deep-water gas discovery in the South China Sea could reopen oil and gas exploration that was abandoned decades ago after ... US, UK, Asian navies stage anti-WMD exercise in South China Sea - Aug 17, 2005 ForbesSINGAPORE (AFX) - US, UK and Asia-Pacific naval forces staged a joint exercise in the South China Sea to demonstrate a mock interception of weapons of mass ... China calls on cooperation with Vietnam over South China Sea - Oct 24, 2008 央视国际BEIJING, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- China called on Vietnam for cooperation in the South China Sea to discover ways to address bilateral disputes over the region. ... China rejects Vietnam claims on disputed South China Sea islands - Jan 6, 2010 å?°ç?£è‹±æ–‡æ–°è?ž - å?°ç?£è‹±æ–‡æ–°è?žAP. China yesterday reasserted claims over South China Sea island groups at the heart of a multinational territorial dispute considered a potential Asian ... China's CNOOC to develop South China Sea oil blocks with British Gas - Jun 7, 2006 ForbesHONG KONG (XFN-ASIA) - CNOOC Ltd said its parent company, China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has signed two production sharing contracts with ... … Spratlys; Disputes in the South China Sea.(Territorial rivalries... - Dec 15, 2007 Pay-Per-View - The Economist - HighBeam ResearchArticle: Whale and Spratlys; Disputes in the South China Sea.(Territorial rivalries between China and Vietnam) ... find The Economist (US) articles. Beijing and US accuse each other of breaking sea laws - Jan 13, 2010 The GuardianBeijing today accused the United States naval ship confronted by its fleet in the South China Sea of violating international and Chinese laws. ... Husky Energy picks up more South China Sea acreage - Jun 25, 2008 Reuters UKCALGARY, Alberta, June 25 (Reuters) - Husky Energy Inc (HSE.TO) said on Wednesday it signed a deal with CNOOC Ltd (0883.HK) for an exploration block in the ... … , Newfield to sign new contract for South China Sea oil block -... - Jul 30, 2007 ForbesBEIJING (XFN-ASIA) - China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC), the parent of CNOOC Ltd, is expected to enter into a new production-sharing contract with ... Who's right in South China Sea spat? - Mar 13, 2009 BBC NewsBy Vaudine England. When Dutch ships sailed up the River Thames into London in 1688, it was clear they were an invading force. ... … home port on the South China Sea Picture windows - International … - Feb 17, 2006 Pay-Per-View - International Herald Tribune - HighBeam ResearchAn inside-outside home port on the South China Sea Picture windows ... find International Herald Tribune articles. Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop International ... Article: Pouring oil on the East China Sea China vs. Japan - Internati... - Feb 24, 2005 Pay-Per-View - International Herald Tribune - HighBeam ResearchArticle: Now Stand Up to Beijing in the South China Sea ... This also characterizes its approach to the South China Sea, although there it now in fact has a ... Tropical storm Higos moves toward South China Sea - Oct 2, 2008 央视国际BEIJING, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- Tropical storm Higos was moving toward the South China Sea, bringing strong wind, the National Meteorological Center of the ... East and south, China makes a splash - Jan 21, 2010 The Economist - EconomistChina is doing some beefing up of its own in the Paracels, an archipelago in the South China Sea also claimed by Vietnam (and, half-heartedly, by Taiwan). ... Supplies reach stranded fisherman on South China Sea - Nov 29, 2007 央视国际Chinese rescue boats have delivered food and drinking water to the fishermen stranded for 8 days on the South China Sea by Typhoon Hagibis. ... MOFA reaffirms sovereignty over Spratlys in South China Sea - Feb 4, 2009 å?°ç?£è‹±æ–‡æ–°è?ž - å?°ç?£è‹±æ–‡æ–°è?žTaipei, Feb.4 (CNA) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) issued a statement Wednesday reiterating the Republic of China's historical claim to islands and ... HK-listed CNOOC encounters engg problem at PY30-1 South China Sea … - Jun 26, 2006 Forbes...company's PY30-1 oil drilling project located in the Pearl River Mouth basin in eastern South China Sea, about 240 kilometers southeast of Hong Kong. ... All crew on sunken Vietnamese freighter rescued in South China Sea - Oct 15, 2008 央视国际HAIKOU, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- All 10 crew members aboard a Vietnamese freighter that sank in the South China Sea off Hainan Province on Tuesday were rescued ... China successfully recovers natural gas hydrate from South China Sea - Jun 5, 2007 ForbesBEIJING (XFN-ASIA) - China has successfuly recovered samples of natural gas hydrate, otherwise known as 'flammable ice,' from the South China Sea, ... Tour of South China Sea : Andrey Kluev wins 5th stage - Dec 30, 2006 央视国际Peddling over to Zhuhai now for some cycling action Russian rider Andrey Kluev has won the fifth stage of the Tour of the South China Sea. ... China to continue to step up patrols in South China Sea - Mar 25, 2009 央视国际The largest ship in China's Fishery Administration has not found any trespassing vessels since it began patrolling the Xisha Islands. ... Taiwan's president visits disputed island in South China Sea - Feb 3, 2008 Malaysia StarTAIPEI, Taiwan (AP): Taiwan's president inaugurated a runway on a disputed island in the South China Sea, sparking a protest from the Philippines which also ... Chinese submarine may have caught fire in South China Sea - report - May 30, 2005 ForbesTOKYO (AFX) - A Chinese navy submarine stalled, apparently after a fire broke out aboard the vessel while it was submerged in the South China Sea, ... 3 missing Chinese fishermen in South China Sea rescued - Nov 30, 2007 央视国际HAIKOU, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) -- Three of the 12 Chinese fisherman who went missing in the Nansha Islands in the wake of Typhoon Hagibis have been rescued, ... Memo From Hanoi - Vietnam Seeks Negotiating Partners in Conflict With... - Feb 5, 2010 New York TimesAmerican military and intelligence officials say the South China Sea, ... For the Vietnamese, the South China Sea dispute is so emotional that it unites ... Husky Energy picks up more South China Sea acreage - Jun 26, 2008 Reuters IndiaCALGARY, Alberta, June 25 (Reuters) - Husky Energy Inc (HSE.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Wednesday it signed a deal with CNOOC Ltd (0883. ... Piracy 'spike' in South China Sea - Sep 21, 2009 BBC NewsPiracy in the South China Sea has hit a five-year high, an international monitoring agency has said. According to the ReCAAP monitoring centre, ... China, US hold exercise on South China Sea - Nov 19, 2006 ä¸å›½æ—¥æŠ¥South China Sea -- The navies of China and the United States held a search-and-rescue exercise on the South China Sea on Sunday morning. ... Japan spots crippled Chinese sub in South China Sea - May 31, 2005 香港電å?°Japan has spotted a crippled Chinese submarine being towed across the South China Sea towards the Chinese coast. Japanese media reports say a Chinese naval ... Nielsen wins 4th stage of Tour of South China Sea(File photo) - Dec 27, 2007 央视国际Tang Wang Yip of Hong Kong has held on to the yellow jersey in the fourth stage of the Tour of South China Sea, but Kristoffer Nielsen from Denmark won the ... China's CNOOC starts up South China Sea oilfield - Jun 26, 2008 Reuters IndiaBEIJING, June 26 (Reuters) - China's offshore oil and gas specialist CNOOC Ltd (0883.HK: Quote, Profile, Research)(CEO.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said it ... China calls Japan plan for drilling 'a violation' | Article from... - Jul 16, 2005 Pay-Per-View - International Herald Tribune - HighBeam ResearchArticle: Now Stand Up to Beijing in the South China Sea ... This also characterizes its approach to the South China Sea, although there it now in fact has a ... Filipinos divided on territorial claims in South China Sea: documents - Feb 24, 2009 央视国际In his 1999 book "The Nanshas (Spratlys) Disputes," Dr. Robert Hsiao Shiching, a former professor of the University of Sto. Tomasin Manila, said the ... Rescuers seek 198 Vietnamese after storm - May 21, 2006 USA TODAY - USA TodayChanchu, the most powerful storm to strike the South China Sea this early in the typhoon season, killed nearly 90 people in Asia over the past week. ... Article: The South China Sea bubble; Vietnam's stockmarket.(Vietnam's... - Mar 17, 2007 Pay-Per-View - The Economist - HighBeam ResearchArticle: The South China Sea bubble; Vietnam's stockmarket.(Vietnam's stockmarket boom) ... find The Economist (US) articles. Iowa shipping CEO gets 33 months in jail for South China Sea dumping ... - Apr 2, 2005 Malaysia Star...company to 33 months in prison for directing the illegal dumping of 442 tons of fuel-contaminated wheat from a freighter into the South China Sea. ... China calls on cooperation with Vietnam over South China Sea - Oct 23, 2008 央视国际BEIJING, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- China called on Vietnam for cooperation in the South China Sea to discover ways to address bilateral disputes over the region. ... Intelligence official: US-China sea spat serious - Mar 11, 2009 eTaiwan NewsA senior US intelligence official said Tuesday the South China Sea incident involving a Navy surveillance ship and five Chinese vessels was the most serious ... Trading Recipes on the Rim of the South China Sea - Nov 1, 2006 New York TimesBy JULIA MOSKIN. ''I NEVER thought of myself as Southeast Asian,'' Amy Besa said last week as she pounded garlic and peppercorns for a batch of adobo, ... China and Vietnam: Clashing Over an Island Archipelago - Jan 14, 2010 TIMERalf Emmers, an expert on the South China Sea and associate professor at the S. Rajaratnam School ... "The real risk in the South China Sea," says Emmers, ... When elephants quarrel | Article from International Herald Tribune | ... - Apr 12, 2005 Pay-Per-View - International Herald Tribune - HighBeam ResearchArticle: Now Stand Up to Beijing in the South China Sea ... This also characterizes its approach to the South China Sea, although there it now in fact has a ... ASEAN, China agree to maintain harmony in the South China Sea - Jan 14, 2007 Monsters and Critics.comCebu, Philippines - The 10-member Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China agreed on Sunday to intensify cooperation in maintaining a ... Filipinos divided on territorial claims in South China Sea: documents - Feb 24, 2009 央视国际MANILA, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- Legal and academic documents and official maps in the Philippines show that its controversial territorial claims in the South ... … , BP to invest 100 mln usd to in South China Sea gas drilling... - Dec 14, 2006 ForbesBEIJING (XFN-ASIA) - China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC), the country's largest offshore oil producer, will tie up with BP PLC to invest 100 mln usd in ... POLITICS-CHINA: Coveting Neighbourhood Energy Resources - Jan 8, 2010 Inter Press ServiceAnd even before the waters of the South China Sea calmed down, ... "China has always seen the resolution of disputes in the South China Sea as a process," ... Include Taiwan in China Sea talks - Jun 30, 2008 Taipei Times - Taipei Times...'If Taiwan is not included in the cooperative development plans, it will be difficult for the South China Sea and the East China Sea to become truly ... Beijing and Tokyo keep tension highChina calls on Japan to abandon … - Apr 15, 2005 Pay-Per-View - International Herald Tribune - HighBeam ResearchArticle: Now Stand Up to Beijing in the South China Sea ... This also characterizes its approach to the South China Sea, although there it now in fact has a ... Clinton, Chinese minister meet amid sea tensions - Mar 11, 2009 USA TODAY - USA TodayThe South China Sea incident, however, would be very probable to come up in private talks, State Department spokesman Robert Wood told reporters before the ... Earthquakes jolt South China Sea, one killed in Taiwan - Dec 27, 2006 央视国际Two powerful earthquakes measuring 7.2 and 6.7 on the Richter scale jolted the South China Sea on Tuesday evening, killing one person in Taiwan. ... Anti-China protests in Vietnam over disputed islands in South China... - Dec 17, 2007 香港電å?°The islands are considered strategic outposts in the South China Sea, with potential oil and gas reserves and rich fishing grounds. Beijing, ASEAN meet for peace in South China Sea.(Metro & National … - Aug 5, 2005 Pay-Per-View - Manila Bulletin - HighBeam ResearchBeijing, ASEAN meet for peace in South China Sea.(Metro & National News) ... find Manila Bulletin articles. Byline: DAVID CAGAHASTIAN China and the ... South China Sea headed for troubled waters--marine experts - Apr 13, 2008 Inquirer.netHANOI--Polluted, crossed by busy shipping lanes, and disputed by many countries, the South China Sea has taken an environmental battering that threatens ... FACTBOX-South China Sea's disputed maritime borders - Mar 10, 2009 Reuters UKThe South China Sea is 648000 sq miles (1.7 million sq km), containing more than 200 mostly uninhabitable small islands, rocks and reefs. ... CNOOC exploits new South China Sea oilfield - Nov 1, 2006 ä¸å›½æ—¥æŠ¥China National Offshore Oil Company Limited (CNOOC Ltd) announced Wednesday that it has successfully brought an onstream oilfield in the Western South China ... Maritime drill held in South China Sea - Jul 2, 2009 央视国际A maritime exercise has been held in the South China Sea to mark the fifth anniversary of the Beibu Bay Demarcation Agreement between China and Vietnam. ... Search underway for missing fisherman in South China sea - Nov 29, 2007 央视国际Fishermen of various nationalities were reported missing on Wednesday after strong winds and large waves battered boats near a Philippine-held island in the ... … 'Emong' moving towards the South China Sea.(Main News) | Article... - Jul 6, 2005 Pay-Per-View - Manila Bulletin - HighBeam ResearchTropical depression 'Emong' moving towards the South China Sea.(Main News) ... find Manila Bulletin articles. Byline: LESLIE ANN G. AQUINO Tropical ... US and Chinese navies face off in South China Sea - Nov 18, 2009 The GuardianChina and America have been drawn into a rare confrontation on the high seas, it emerged today, when the Pentagon accused Chinese ships of manoeuvring ... Sea mishap off Northern Cagayan: 22 North Korean survivors are legal ... - Jan 3, 2010 Philippine StarThe vessel, which took off at Aparri port Thursday, began to tilt to its left side while sailing towards the South China Sea, about six nautical miles away ... Beijing: South China Sea Territorial Disputes Not on ASEAN Agenda - Oct 22, 2009 ì¡°ì„ ì?¼ë³´ - ì¡°ì„ ì?¼ë³´(ì˜?문íŒ?)China's ambassador to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations says territorial disputes over islands in the South China Sea will not be on the agenda ... Keeping stability in South China Sea - Apr 20, 2009 Malaysia StarBy MOHD NIZAM BASIRON. THE recent happenings in South China Sea may have awaken claimants of the disputed zone which have agreed to exercise self-restraint ... CNOOC starts production at natural gas field in South China Sea - Mar 20, 2009 央视国际BEIJING, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Production has begun at a gas field under the management of the China National Offshore Oil Company Limited (CNOOC Ltd.) in ... China sends ships for largest-ever patrol operation in South China... - Apr 15, 2009 央视国际GUANGZHOU, April 14 (Xinhua) -- A marine inspection vessel in south China's Guangdong Province started its voyage Tuesday to join a patrol operation in the ... Canada's Husky Energy to drill oil well in South China Sea - Xinhua - Mar 14, 2006 ForbesBEIJING (AFX) - Canadian integrated-energy company Husky Energy plans to drill an oil well 1500 meters below the South China Sea starting at the end of ... China and Japan keep tension high Beijing demands end to energy … - Apr 15, 2005 Pay-Per-View - International Herald Tribune - HighBeam ResearchArticle: Now Stand Up to Beijing in the South China Sea ... This also characterizes its approach to the South China Sea, although there it now in fact has a ... CNOOC and BG Group Join Hands Again in South China Sea - Dec 16, 2009 Wall Street JournalHONG KONG, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- CNOOC Limited (the "Company" or "CNOOC Ltd.", NYSE: CEO; SEHK: 0883) announced today that its parent company, ... YOUR VACATION IN LIGHTS Sailing the South China Sea Off Vietnam - Mar 29, 2009 Washington PostEd Nef of Alexandria is the latest contributor to Your Vacation in Lights, in which we invite Travel section readers to dish about their recent trips. ... China, Vietnam agree to properly handle South China Sea dispute - Jan 23, 2008 ä¸å›½æ—¥æŠ¥China and Vietnam have agreed to properly handle their dispute over the South China Sea, according to the consensus reached at the second meeting of the ... China's 'latest posturing' in South China Sea expected - Palace - Apr 17, 2009 GMA news.tvMANILA, Philippines — Malacaňang on Friday said China's “latest posturing" in sending more patrol ships to the disputed Spratly Islands was “expected" and ... China's sea territorial claim - Aug 23, 2007 Korea TimesSINGAPORE _ Given the generally peaceful state of the South China Sea for ... Tensions in the South China Sea rose appreciably at the end of the Cold War, ... Scholars meet to discuss South China Sea disputes - Nov 26, 2009 BBC NewsBy Nga Pham. International scholars are meeting in Vietnam to discuss territorial disputes in the South China Sea. The move is seen as an effort to bring ... China Sends Fishery Patrol To South China Sea After US Skirmish - Mar 12, 2009 BernamaBEIJING, March 12 (Bernama) - China sent its largest fishery patrol ship to police its economic exclusive zone (EEZ) in the South China Sea, two days after ... New gas find announced in South China Sea - Dec 9, 2009 UPI.comCALGARY, Alberta, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Canadian exploration company Husky Energy Inc. announced a deepwater gas discovery in the South China Sea that could yield ... Op-Ed Contributor - Jun 2, 2009 New York TimesBy contrast, the South China Sea, where major-power interests do collide, is perceived as ultimately more dangerous. The prevailing sense in Asia is that ... Taiwan reaffirms sovereignty over South China Sea islands - May 9, 2009 eTaiwan NewsTaipei, May 9 (CNA) Taiwan reaffirmed Saturday its sovereignty over several island groups in the South China Sea in the wake of recent bids by Malaysia and ... … Dead, Four Missing after Vietnamese Vessel Sank in South China Sea - Mar 14, 2009 CRIENGLISH.comThree people were dead and four others are missing after a Vietnamese vessel sank amid strong gales in South China Sea late Friday. ... Vietnam army concerned over S.China Sea disputes - Dec 8, 2009 Reuters UKHANOI, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Disputes over sovereignty in the South China Sea are increasing and Vietnam's Deputy Defence Minister Nguyen Chi Vinh said on ... Taiwan reaffirms sovereignty over South China Sea islands - May 10, 2009 eTaiwan NewsTaiwan reaffirmed yesterday its sovereignty over several island groups in the South China Sea in the wake of recent bids by Malaysia and Vietnam to extend ... Talking can ease South China Sea tensions, says Cohen - Mar 23, 2009 京报网Former Pentagon boss William Cohen has called for Beijing and Washington to enhance their military communication amid tensions in the South China Sea ... China announces sovereignty over South China Sea - Mar 11, 2009 央视国际According to the Global Times, China's March 10 launch of the 4450 ton escort vessel "China Fishery Administration 311" in Guangzhou is a signal of China's ... Rise in South China Sea piracy - Sep 22, 2009 香港電å?°Piracy in the South China Sea has hit a five-year high. The Regional Co-operation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships in Asia says ... Strongest typhoon to enter the South China Sea in May - May 15, 2006 香港電å?°Hong Kong is bracing for the onslaught of one of the strongest storms to enter the South China Sea in the month of May. Typhoon Chanchu has already caused ... Piracy fear for South China Sea tanker - Dec 22, 2005 The StandardRegional marine police and navies were hunting Wednesday for a Singapore- owned ship and its crew, feared to have been hijacked by pirates in the South ... South China Sea fishing ban 'indisputable' - Jun 9, 2009 ä¸å›½æ—¥æŠ¥BEIJING -- In response to Vietnam's request to overturn China's ban on fishing in the South China Sea, a spokesman of China's Foreign Ministry said here ... China's fishing fleet sets challenge to US - 06 Aug 2009 Asia Times OnlineShortly thereafter, China's largest fishery enforcement vessel, Yuzheng 311, was sent on a lengthy patrol in the South China Sea following legislation by FOCUS: Bangladesh Looks To The Sea For Energy Security - 06 Aug 2009 Wall Street Journal...yet another over the Spratly Islands in the southern waters of the South China Sea between China, Taiwan, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia and Brunei. In Pictures: 'Typhoon Morakot Hits Japan' - 06 Aug 2009 Monsters and Critics.comMorokot is advancing westward into the South China Sea with wind speeds of 144 kilometers per hour. The typhoon is forecasted to make landfall in China late Taiwan issues warnings for mid-strength typhoon - 06 Aug 2009 Reuters India...and Japan in the second half of the year, gathering strength from the warm waters of the Pacific Ocean or South China Sea before weakening over land. Sangster's sister fights for - 06 Aug 2009 Daily Mail...the couple were in Malaysia, where they tried to keep a low profile at the Sacred Heart Cathedral at Kota Kinabalu, on the South China Sea. Goni brings heavy rain to south China; Morakot strengthens into ... - Aug 5, 2009 Xinhua...island province of Hainan said Tuesday that it had issued an emergency warning to 20000 fishing vessels in the South China Sea, calling them to harbor. Vietnam asks China to release fishermen - Aug 4, 2009 Monsters and Critics.comTensions over sovereignty in the South China Sea have risen since a May 13 deadline for countries to submit territorial claims to the UN Convention on the July warmer, wetter than usual - Aug 4, 2009 News.gov.hkThe Hong Kong Observatory said three tropical cyclones occurred in the western North Pacific and the South China Sea last month. On July 11 tropical storm Managing China's Growing Assertiveness in the South China Sea - Jul 27, 2009 World Politics ReviewWhile the US military remains preoccupied with ongoing operations in the Middle East, competition brewing in the South China Sea risks greater conflict if Pirates attack tug in South China Sea - Aug 3, 2009 Lloyd's ListA SINGAPORE-flagged tug has become the seventh vessel to be attacked by pirates in the South China Sea this year. The 249 gt tugboat Tahir, owned by Orchard China Marine Food Group to Host Second Quarter 2009 Financial ... - Aug 5, 2009 PR Newswire (press release)...it is one of the largest coastal provinces in the PRC and a vital navigation hub between the East China Sea and the South China Sea. Tourism boost from across South China Sea - Aug 2, 2009 Manila TimesTHE Philippines can expect a tourist boon from across the South China Sea as more visitors are expected to take advantage of the additional flights coming Squatters in paradise say it's job from hell - Jul 25, 2009 Los Angeles TimesJim Gomez / AP Philippine air force personnel unload supplies for inhabitants of isolated Pagasa Island in the South China Sea. “The happiest day on Pagasa An 'Asia-Pacific' chimera - Aug 5, 2009 Asia Times OnlineA few months ago, their relations were shadowed by a maritime incident in the South China Sea. In June this year, India was ramping up its military South China Sea piracy up - Jul 16, 2009 Straits TimesFor the region, the South China Sea passage flanked by Pulau Tioman off Malaysia's south-east coast on one side and Indonesia's Anambas Islands on the other Chinese military swear in on Zhoushan Vessel in South China Sea - Jul 20, 2009 XinhuaMilitary officials and soldiers swear in in front of Chinese national flag on Zhoushan Vessel in South China Sea, on July 20, 2009. Illegals threat to security: State Sec - Aug 5, 2009 Daily ExpressTowards this end, Sukarti said the State's reasonably long coastline, which borders the South China Sea, Sulu Sea and Sulawesi Sea, needs to be continuously Flowserve wins US$8mn South China Sea pump order - Jul 28, 2009 World Pumps...million order from Shell Malaysia Exploration & Production for pumps to help with oil recovery efforts for the St Joseph field in the South China Sea. Legal means for disputes - Aug 4, 2009 Straits TimesRECENT tensions around the South China Sea has shown the need for countries to engage in dialogue and address disputes within Anti-Catholic violence designed to hide crisis and graft in ... - Aug 4, 2009 AsiaNews.itFifty years ago, China issued a declaration essentially claiming the entire South China Sea as an inland lake. Within days, on September 14, 1958, The dragon walks into India's backyard - Aug 4, 2009 United Press International, Asia...reliance of its voracious economy on imported resources, much of which travel through the Indian Ocean, the Strait of Malacca and the South China Sea. Busy first half for pirates in region - Jul 29, 2009 Business Times (subscription) (subscription)The remaining two incidents took place off Mangkai Light and Pulau Damar in the South China Sea and both were Cat 2 incidents. The weather appears to have Husky lines up work in South China Sea - Jul 22, 2009 Upstream OnlineBy Upstream staff Husky Energy is drilling a third appraisal well in Block 29/26 in the South China Sea. The chartered semi-submersible West Hercules Op-Ed Contributor America's Balancing Act - Jul 27, 2009 New York TimesIndeed, Beijing has shown poor timing by resurrecting historic claims to the whole South China Sea. Events in Xinjiang and Tibet have also been reminders of Crouching dragon - Jul 30, 2009 Hindustan TimesFor the first time, these are not directed at rehearsing an amphibious assault on Taiwan but are focused on the South China Sea instead. China, US should find common ground in strategic dialogue - Jul 26, 2009 China DailyTake the South China Sea issue for example. Because of the lack of mutual trust, China and the US have always held varying stances on how to realize Transfer of 'Gitmo' prisoners a talking point - Jul 24, 2009 Inquirer.netThe source said energy security in the South China Sea area was likely to be a big concern and will figure in the discussions during Ms Arroyo's visit. Are submarines Neptune's nightmare? - Aug 4, 2009 The Daily StarA new submarine base is said to be under construction in Hainan in the South China Sea. It is an easy guess which country is next: India. Indian Ocean: Ruling the Waves - Aug 5, 2009 ISNYet, China is consolidating power over the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean with an eye on India - something that comes out clearly in a secret Kyodo economic news summary -6-+ - Jul 29, 2009 TMCnetJapanese shipmaster tied up by pirates in South China Sea SINGAPORE - Pirates attacked and robbed a Japanese-owned cargo ship last month in the South China Harsh treatment of Vietnam government against Catholics, why? - Aug 2, 2009 TTX Công Giáo Việt NamFifty years ago, China issued a declaration essentially claiming the entire South China Sea as an inland lake. Within days, on Sep. 14, 1958, prime minister Tropical storm may be headed toward Taiwan - Aug 3, 2009 eTaiwan NewsAnother tropical storm, Goni, which formed Monday and was the West Pacific's seventh storm of the year, has swept through the South China Sea toward Hong India encircled by China's string of pearls? - Jul 28, 2009 Reuters Blogs...develop special diplomatic relationships and modernize military forces that extend from the South China Sea through the Strait of Malacca, US lawmakers see new mood in China ties - Jul 30, 2009 AFPHe said the greatest potential for a flare-up was in the South China Sea, where US and Chinese warships have repeatedly confronted one another. China maps out troubled waters - Jul 15, 2009 Asia Times OnlineChinese vessels already behave as if the East China Sea and South China Sea are Chinese territorial waters. Witness for example the confrontation with the Husky Energy 2Q Rev, Net Dn On Lower Commodity Prices - Jul 22, 2009 Wall Street Journal...and gas assets into a separate company when economic conditions improve. The spinoff would include the huge Liwan natural-gas field in the South China Sea. Help sought over boat incident - Jul 22, 2009 Straits TimesThe incident coincides with tensions with China over sovereignty over two South China Sea archipelagos: the Paracel Islands and the Spratly Islands. Weather forecast for the Asia-Pacific region - Aug 1, 2009 eTaiwan News...to move slowly northeastward into the Pacific Ocean from the east of the island, while the second will head for Taiwan from the South China Sea. India initiates deadly arms race - Aug 2, 2009 Frontier Post...on the movements of Chinese submarines which are operating out of an underground base in the South China Sea" and "wish to enter the Indian Ocean". Op-Ed Contributor The Echoes of Xinjiang - Jul 14, 2009 New York Times...to the South China Sea and its island groups, and occasional Chinese media references to past “tributaryâ€? relationships with most of its neighbors. (UPDATE) 'Jolina' leaves 12 people dead or missing - Aug 2, 2009 Philippine StarThe storm, locally known as Jolina, was being tracked over the South China Sea, about 540 kilometers northwest of the mountainous northern Philippines, Weather forecast for the Asia-Pacific region - Jul 27, 2009 eTaiwan NewsMoving over the East China Sea, onshore flow from the South China Sea will persist over southeastern China. These warm and humid conditions will bring Weather forecast for the Asia-Pacific region - Jul 29, 2009 eTaiwan NewsBeijing will remain just ahead of this front and see mostly sunny skies with highs approaching 32 C. To the south, onshore flow from the South China Sea Weather forecast for the Asia-Pacific region - Jul 25, 2009 eTaiwan NewsShanghai is expected to experience the brunt of a storm over the East China Sea, while very moist flow from the South China Sea will continue to pour into Weather forecast for the Asia-Pacific region - Jul 30, 2009 eTaiwan NewsMeanwhile in the south, a low pressure system spinning over the South China Sea will continue pushing moisture onshore along the southeastern coast of China Vietnam Defence and Security Report Q2 2009 - Companies and ... - Aug 4, 2009 Live-PR.com (Pressemitteilung) (Pressemitteilung)The long running territorial dispute over the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea has escalated recently on the news that China announced plans to boost Internet and e-commerce industry in Hong Kong - Aug 3, 2009 Ecommerce Journal...largely self-governing territory of the People's Republic of China , facing Guangdong to the north and the South China Sea to the east, west and south. Negroponte: 2010 polls must take place - Jul 30, 2009 ABS CBN NewsYou always keep a watchful eye, of course, and the South China Sea is, admittedly, a major problem," he said. But he said he is convinced China does not [an error occurred while processing this directive] archives | news | XML / RSS feed | featured
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