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Vietnam launches investigation into killing of fisherman in disputed waters By Koel Chu Vietnamese officials have begun an investigation into the death of a fisherman who was shot in disputed waters in the South China Sea. Sources claim that Nguyen Dinh Bay, 42, was shot when two speed boats...

Killing of Vietnamese Fisherman in Contested Waters Sparks Outrage December 01, 2015 3:03 PM Vietnam has launched an official investigation into the killing of a fisherman in disputed waters near the Spratlys. The incident enraged online users, and some social activists criticized Hanoi for...

Italy supports PH arbitration case vs China Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News Posted at 12/03/15 11:02 AM ROME - Italy threw its support behind the Philippines' move to hail China to court over the maritime disputes in the South China Sea. Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi expressed support for...

By: Agence France-Presse | Rocies Naguit, News5 | Anthony Deutsch, Reuters December 1, 2015 8:13 AM THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- (UPDATE - 8:39 a.m.) The Philippines has sought to debunk China's claims to disputed islands in the South China Sea, court officials said Monday as an international...

Chinese warship soldiers point guns at Vietnamese supply boat in Vietnam’s waters UPDATED : 11/27/2015 13:27 GMT + 7 Four Chinese vessels, including two coast guard ships and a warship, bullied and scared away a Vietnamese supply ship off Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago a fortnight...

PH hits China for coral damage: 'Close to catastrophic' November 27, 2015 MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines slammed China for the “close to catastrophic” damage it has inflicted on coral reefs through its island building activities in the disputed West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). The...

Chinese activity destroying South China Sea environment, experts tell tribunal Roices Naguit, News5 November 27, 2015 9:51 AM MANILA, Philippines -- Independent experts told the UN Permanent Court of Arbitration on Friday that Chinese activity in the South China Sea has been damaging and...

Day 1 at The Hague: Philippines hits China's lack of basis on claims November 25, 2015 - 11:48am MANILA, Philippines - The Philippines focused on the lack of basis for China's historic claims over the nine-dash line in the South China Sea during the first day of the oral arguments of the...

The Philippine team also presents 8 ancient maps to disprove China's claim over the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines on Wednesday, November 25, said it complained to a UN-backed arbitral tribunal that China has robbed the Southeast Asian country of its...

Updated 19 Nov 2015, PM 6:06 The revelation by Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi that a “regional superpower” had encroached into Malaysia’s territory and is busy constructing jetties, airstrips and other facilities on three atolls about 85 nautical miles from Sabah is indeed shocking...

Aquino says ASEAN should not castigate Indonesia for haze October 28, 2015 - 2:57pm MANILA, Philippines - President Benigno Aquino III said the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) should not reprimand Indonesia for the haze caused by forest fires in the archipelago. During the...

Chinese smuggling endangers rare Philippine turtles By: Agence France-Presse October 25, 2015 6:51 PM MANILA - Chinese demand for forest turtles is threatening an endangered species found only on one Philippine island, wildlife officials said Sunday. The Philippine Forest Turtle, found only...

SC in 2000: Unofficial acts not covered by diplomatic immunity International law expert agrees, saying consuls accused of murder in PH should be tried in the country MANILA, Philippines — Does diplomatic immunity grant bearers blanket license to commit crimes without liability and penalty...

Suspects in killing of China diplomats to get immunity October 22, 2015 1:55pm (UPDATED 2:15 p.m.) The two Chinese diplomats involved in the shooting incident that killed two staff members of China’s consulate in Cebu and wounded its Consul General have diplomatic immunity and will be turned...

2 Chinese Diplomats Shot and Killed in the Philippines By Ankit Panda October 22, 2015 Two Chinese diplomats were shot and killed, and a third diplomat was wounded on Wednesday in Cebu, Philippines. The shooting took place in broad daylight at a restaurant in the city. The diplomats worked at...

Two Chinese consuls killed in Cebu restaurant shooting October 21, 2015 3:47pm - (Updated 8:42 p.m.) Two Chinese diplomats were killed while their consul-general was hurt following a shooting incident inside a restaurant in Cebu City on Wednesday afternoon. The Chinese consular office's Sun...

Two Chinese diplomats shot dead in Philippines: police By Mynardo Macaraig | AFP News – 12 hours ago China's consul general in the Philippines' second biggest city was wounded and two of his staff members were killed on Wednesday during a lunchtime gun attack at a restaurant, police said. Two...

Two Chinese consulate staff killed at Philippine restaurant lunch Wed Oct 21, 2015 6:35am EDT A Chinese woman shot and wounded China's consul general to the Philippine city of Cebu at a restaurant lunch on Wednesday and killed two consulate staff, a police spokesman said. Consul General Song...

Malaysia slams China's 'provocation' in South China Sea By: Reuters October 20, 2015 7:22 AM BEIJING - China's construction work on islands in the disputed South China Sea is "unwarranted provocation," Malaysia's armed forces chief said on Sunday, in a rare public comment about the spat from a...

Aquino pokes fun at Beijing's South China Sea claims, praises Japan Published 9:14 AM, September 23, 2015 Updated 9:14 AM, September 23, 2015 MANILA, Philippines – Philippine President Benigno Aquino III on Tuesday, September 22, joked about China's disputed maritime territorial claims and...