Weekly Bulletin 4/9 - 10/9

Vietnam protests over Chinese live-fire drill in seized island; Chinese fishing fleets threaten to inflame tensions in disputed seas; Indonesia asserts the North Natuna renaming is legal…

12/09/2017

A blueprint for fisheries management and environmental cooperation in the South China Sea

This is the first product of the CSIS Expert Working Group on the South China Sea, which seeks to chart a feasible model for claimants to manage the maritime disputes. 

13/09/2017

Weekly News 18/9-24/9

-(FreeBacon 21/9) Beijing Adopts New Tactic for South China Sea Claims: 'Four Sha' island groups replace illegal 9-Dash Line. -(The Diplomat 21/9) Chinese, Russian Navies Hold Exercises in Sea of Japan, Okhotsk Sea: The exercise is the second phase of the Joint Sea-2017 exercises.

18/09/2017

Beijing Adopts New Tactic for S. China Sea Claims

The Chinese government recently unveiled a new legal tactic to promote Beijing's aggressive claim to own most of the strategic South China Sea.

20/09/2017

Chinese, Vietnamese Communist parties have 'shared destiny': Beijing

China and Vietnam’s Communist parties have a “shared destiny” and there is great potential for bilateral economic cooperation.

20/09/2017

Weekly News 25/9-1/10

-(PhilStar 28/9) Philippines, China set up joint exploration in Palawan field: The exploration is now awaiting the signature of President Duterte. -(ABS-CBN News 27/9) PH, China set bilateral meeting for joint development in SCS -(Strait Times 28/9) A success story in resolving sea boundary disputes: Timor-Leste and Australia chart the way through conciliation in a first under the UN Convention...

25/09/2017

ASEAN endorse Vietnam's East Sea code proposal

ASEAN foreign ministers have endoresed a proposal by Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh for the ASEAN-China Summit in November to issue an official statement on the start of negotiations over a Code of Conduct for the East Sea.

27/09/2017

Philippines, China set up joint exploration in Palawan field

Exploration in an oil and gas prospect offshore northwest Palawan between the Philippines and China is now awaiting the signature of President Duterte, Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi said yesterday.

28/09/2017

Weekly News 2/10-8/10

-(NST 4/10) Countries in SCS a dispute should seek common ground and avoid conflict: Malaysia has called on nations bordering the SCS to seek a common ground that will benefit all parties. -(Asiaone 4/10) China's newest, advanced submersible is a deep-sea warrior: It reached a depth of 4,500 meters during tests while on a 50-day expedition trip on board the science exploration ship Tansuo-1.

02/10/2017

Announcement for the 9th South China Sea International Conference

The Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (DAV), the Foundation for East Sea Studies (FESS) and the Vietnam Lawyers’ Association (VLA) are pleased to host the 9th South China Sea International Conference: “Cooperation for Regional Security and Development” on 27-28 November 2017 in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam.

04/10/2017