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China vows to boost oil and gas exploration in the South China Sea, as the country launches its first domestically manufactured deepwater drilling rig. The semi-submersible Haiyangshiyou 981, with an operating water depth of 3,000 meters, drilled its first well yesterday. The well, Liwan 6-1-1, is located 320 kilometres to the southeast of the Hong Kong …

Beijing, May 9 : China’s first deep-water drilling rig started operations in the South China Sea at 9:38:a.m. on Wednesday, marking “a substantial step” made by the country’s deep-sea oil industry. The sixth-generation semi-submersible CNOOC 981, owned by China National Offshore Oil Corp. (CNOOC), began drilling in a sea area 320 km southeast of Hong …

China warned the Philippines that confrontation over a disputed island in the South China Sea could worsen. Beijing has made ‘every preparation’ to counter Manila’s ‘provocations.’ By Ariel Zirulnick, Staff writer / May 8, 2012 • A daily summary of global reports on security issues. Skip to next paragraph Ariel Zirulnick Europe Editor Ariel Zirulnick is …

A recent flare-up between China and the Philippines about a disputed island has renewed tensions surrounding South China Sea territories. The spat has also highlighted a July deadline for agreement on a code of conduct in the sea between China and Southeast Asian nations. On Thursday, China’s state media said most Chinese travel agencies suspended …

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When Thailand serves as the new coordinating country for Asean-China relations beginning July, expectations are extremely high that the country, which has an intimate tie with China, would be able to keep peace and stability through managing competing claims in the troubled South China Sea. During the past three years (2009-2012) under the Philippine’s coordinating …

For nearly a month, Chinese and Filipino ships have been locked in a standoff near disputed territory, with no end in sight. HONG KONG, China — With a US ally engaged in a tense standoff with China over disputed territory in the South China Sea, America risks wading into increasingly perilous waters. The conflict began …

MANILA — The Philippine military on Thursday accused China of sending more ships to a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, describing the move as an insult that would further inflame tensions. Four Chinese surveillance ships and 10 fishing boats have anchored off the disputed Scarborough Shoal, with the fishermen taking giant clams and …

Boosting bilateral energy cooperation with Vietnam, the Philippines and other ASEAN countries will work to India’s advantage. China has once again warned companies looking to explore for hydrocarbons in the South China Sea (SCS) to stay away from the disputed waters. The South China Sea is believed to hold large reserves of undiscovered oil and …

By FIDEL V. RAMOS Former Philippine President “The South China Sea which connects to the Gulf of Thailand and the Java Sea in the east flows into the most complex series of maritime crossroads in the world. This is Southeast Asia’s maritime heartland…” ­— National Security Council Report, 15 February 1995 TO many concerned citizens, the …