30/12/2013
-(The Bangkok Post 3/1) Code of conduct talks must remain free of rivalry, top envoy says: Thailand wants neither geopolitics nor competition between regional powers to affect negotiations between Asean and China over the South China Sea dispute, a senior diplomat says. –(Asiaone 3/1) Is Asean a pipe dream -(Channel NewsAsia 2/1) Beijing's aircraft carrier returns from South China Sea: Beijing's first aircraft carrier has returned from a training mission in the South China Sea, state media said, completing a 37-day deployment carried out amid mounting regional tensions.
-(Eastasiaforum 2/1) Vietnam ropes in stakeholders to China territorial dispute: Hanoi hopes to create more stakeholders who can withstand hegemonistic Chinese ambitions in the area.
-(Vietnamplus 1/1) First Kilo submarine arrives in Vietnam: Heavy lift vessel Rolldock Sea , carrying the first Kilo submarine Russia is building for Vietnam , arrived at the Cam Ranh port in central Khanh Hoa province, after a one-and-a half month voyage from St Petersburg .
-(Reuters 1/1) China's first aircraft carrier completes South China Sea drill: China's first aircraft carrier has successfully finished a series of tests during a training mission in the disputed South China Sea and has returned to port, state media reported.s-(Nationalinterest 2/1) China's Near-Seas Challenge
-(Global Times 1/1) China ready to further advance ties with US: China is willing to work with the United States to continue to promote the development of Sino-US relations in 2014, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Tuesday.
-(Strait Times 1/1) China mulls revamping military regions, says Japan report: China is considering reorganising its seven military regions into five in a bid to respond more swiftly to a crisis, the Japanese daily Yomiuri Shimbun reported on Wednesday. -(Csmonitor 31/12) 2013: In Asia, growing rivalry between Japan and China
-(Myanmar Times 30/12) Resolve on South China Sea key to ASEAN chair: Myanmar must avoid bowing to any form of international pressure on the South China Sea dispute when it takes the ASEAN chairmanship next year, a government official says.
-(People's Daily Online 30/12) Liaoning to conduct core weapon system training to assess three core capabilities: At the end of November China's first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, formed a battle group to undertake ocean-based maneuvers in the South China Sea for the first time. China's diplomacy in transition
-(Todayonline 30/12) South China Sea: Slim hopes of early resolution: After a year marred by several flare-ups in the region over territorial claims, South-east Asian countries are closely watching the developments in the East China Sea as they hope for a breakthrough in 2014 in resolving their own disputes, said analysts. –(New Strait Times 30/12) Muted Asean response to China's ADIZ
-(American Thinker 29/12) Will 2014 see a repeat of 1914? That's the provocative question asked in a penetrating essay by Oxford don Margaret MacMillan that is causing quite a stir around the world since it first appeared on the Brookings Institution's website on December 14.
-(Vietnamplus 28/12) Cambodian PM wraps up Vietnam visit: Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on December 28 concluded his three-day official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Tan Dung.
-(Vnexpress 6/6) Vietnam urges countries to abide by laws as US proposes sanctions in South China Sea: All sides need to make positive contributions to the maintenance of peace, security, safety, maritime and aviation freedom in the East Sea, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang said Thursday. -(Straitstimes...
-(VNExpress 5/5) Vietnam rejects China's fishing ban in SCS: The foreign ministry has condemned China for violating Vietnam's sovereignty by imposing a unilateral fishing ban in the South China Sea. -(Strait Times 4/5) Philippine court orders government to protect SCS: This was prompted by a petition...
-(AP 22/4) Recent Developments Surrounding the SCS -(Reuters 20/4) China to show new warships as Beijing flexes military muscle on navy anniversary: The PLA Navy ship and aircraft to be revealed at Tuesday’s naval parade are the Liaoning aircraft carrier, new types of nuclear submarines, new types...
-(SCMP 5/4) Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte tells China to ‘lay off’ island in disputed SCS: This follows a statement made by the foreign affairs ministry calling the presence of Chinese boats near Thitu Island illegal. -(Nikkei 4/4) Philippines hits out at China's 'swarming' SCS ships: The...