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A Chinese navy ship that ran aground Wednesday in disputed waters near the Philippines was refloated Sunday and is heading home.  A statement from China’s defense ministry said its personnel are safe and the ship sustained light damage. The vessel was in the South China Sea when it struck Half Moon Shoal in the Spratly …

Chinese navy ships safely removed one of the country’s warships Sunday from a disputed shoal off the western Philippines where it had run aground while on a security patrol and sparked fears of another maritime standoff in the South China Sea. The warship will sail back to port with minor damage, and no crew member …

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Chinese navy ships safely removed one of the country’s warships Sunday from a disputed shoal off the western Philippines where it had run aground while on a security patrol and sparked fears of another maritime standoff in the South China Sea. The warship will sail back to port with minor damage, …

Taipei, July 15 (CNA) A group of Taiwanese university students and professors wrapped up a trip on Sunday to the Spratly Islands in the disputed South China Sea as part of Taiwan’s all-out defense education, the Ministry of National Defense said. Twelve students at Tainan-based National Cheng Kung University and three professors embarked on the …

The Asean summit where Asia Pacific leaders failed to reach agreement on the South China Sea. Photograph: Mak Remissa/EPA A Chinese frigate that ran aground in disputed waters close to the Philippines was freed on Sunday and heading home, averting a possible standoff with Philippine vessels amid rising tensions in the strategic South China Sea. …

MANILA, Philippines — Chinese navy ships safely removed one of the country’s warships Sunday from a disputed shoal off the western Philippines where it had run aground while on a security patrol and sparked fears of another maritime standoff in the South China Sea. The warship will sail back to port with minor damage, and …

The accident, which took place in the southeastern corner of the bitterly disputed Spratly Islands, could prove deeply embarrassing to China. It threatens to reignite a territorial row between Beijing and Manila that has blazed for months. The accident came as the Association of Southeast Asian Nations ended their annual conference without producing a joint …

By PATRICK BARTA in Siem Reap, Cambodia and CARLOS TEJADA in Beijing China’s efforts to assert its claims to the disputed South China Sea got a boost as regional talks to resolve the issue broke down despite U.S. support, even as Beijing made fresh moves that underscore its increasing presence in the region. Associated Press …

By Prak Chan Thul and Stuart Grudgings PHNOM PENH | Fri Jul 13, 2012 9:15am EDT (Reuters) – A Southeast Asian regional summit ended in acrimony on Friday over China’s assertive role in the strategic South China Sea, failing to agree on a concluding joint statement for the first time in its 45-year history. Divisions …

A Chinese naval frigate has run aground while patrolling disputed waters in the South China Sea, the defence ministry said Friday, amid tensions with the Philippines over territorial claims. Thitu Island, part of the disputed Spratly group of islands, in the South China Sea. A Chinese naval frigate has run aground while patrolling the waters …