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China slams South China Sea case as court set to rule

An international court said it would deliver a hotly anticipated ruling in the Philippines case against China over the ...

ASEAN countries retract statement expressing concerns on South China Sea

Southeast Asian countries withdrew a statement that expressed the regions deep concerns over rising tensions in the ...

Japan opens radar station close to disputed isles in move bound to rile China

Japan on Monday switched on a radar station in the East China Sea, giving it a permanent intelligence gathering post ...

Japan doubles number of F-15s on southern island of Okinawa

Japan has doubled the number of F-15 fighter jets deployed on the southern island of Okinawa, near disputed islands in ...

Russia building new military bases on islands claimed by Japan

Russia has begun building two modern military compounds on the far eastern Kuril islands, defence minister Sergei ...

Obama demands halt to South China Sea island building

US President Barack Obama called for an end to construction on disputed islands in the South China Sea Wednesday, ...

China seriously concerned by Philippine's building in South China Sea

China's Foreign Ministry expressed serious concern on Friday after the Philippines said it would resume repair and ...

China says Vietnam claims to disputed islands "ridiculous"

China described Vietnams claim to disputed South China Sea islands as "ridiculous" on Monday, as tension rises over ...

US warns China against imposing South China Sea air zone

US Secretary of State John Kerry warned China Tuesday against imposing an air defence zone over the South China Sea, ...

China condemns Abe for criticising air defence zone

China has condemned Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for "maliciously slandering" its air defence zone in an ...

Indonesia to raise East China Sea issue at ASEAN-Japan summit

Indonesia plans to raise the East China Sea issue at the ASEAN-Japan Summit scheduled in Tokyo at the weekend. ...

Indonesia hopes tensions in East Asia will not escalate

Indonesia is hoping that tensions in the East Asian region will decline and not lead to instability, President Susilo ...

China to buy Russian fighters, subs

China has agreed to buy two dozen fighter jets and four submarines from Russia, state media reported Monday, the ...

Japan coastguard says China ship in disputed waters

Japan said a Chinese government ship briefly entered its territorial waters off disputed islands in the East China Sea ...

China ships in waters around Senkaku disputed islands

Three Chinese government ships Saturday entered Japanese territorial waters around disputed islands, Japan`s ...