-(Reuters 11/7) U.S. wants freeze on acts stoking South China Sea tensions: The United States said on Friday it wants Beijing and rival countries to clamp a voluntary freeze on actions aggravating territorial disputes in the South China Sea.
-(Vietnamplus 11/7) US Senate passes resolution on East Sea: The US Senate on July 10 adopted a resolution coded S.RES.412 on the East Sea, requesting China to return immediately to the status quo as it existed before May 1, 2014.
-(The Economist 10/7) Pentagon plans new tactics to deter China in South China Sea: The US is developing new military tactics to deter China’s slow but steady territorial advances in the South China Sea, including more aggressive use of surveillance aircraft and naval operations near contested areas.
-(Reuters 10/7) Philippines extends Forum's drilling permit in S.China Sea to 2016: London-listed Forum Energy Plc has obtained approval from the Philippine government to extend by one year its drilling plan for a natural gas project in the disputed Reed Bank (Bai Co Rong) area of the South China Sea.
-(Reuters 9/7) China, U.S. say committed to managing differences: China and the United States need to manage their differences, the leaders of both countries said on Wednesday at the start of annual talks expected to focus on cyber-security, maritime disputes, the Chinese currency and an investment treaty.
-(The New York Times 9/7) Kerry Presses China to Abide by Maritime Laws to Ease Tensions: Secretary of State John Kerry urged China to follow maritime law in nearby seas to reduce regional tensions, a senior American official said.
-(Xinhua 9/7) China-U.S. Strategic Dialogue kicks off: A strategic dialogue between China and the United States kicked off here Wednesday with regional security as a key topic.
-(New York Times 9/7) Recent Tanker Hijackings Add to Problems in the South China Sea: Add another problem to the rising tensions in the South China Sea this year: a mysterious spate of tanker hijackings since late April
-(Vietnamplus 9/7) China urged to settle East Sea issue through dialogues: Mexico’s National Assembly Standing Committee has urged China to settle tensions in the East Sea through peaceful talks and in line with international law
-(QDND 9/7) “Who is the real trouble-maker in the South China Sea?”: China's actions severely violate international law, including the 1982 UNCLOS, the DOC as well as agreements between leaders of the two countries. This is no longer a bilateral issue between Vietnam and China but a threat to security, safety, freedom of navigation and regional stability.
-(PhilStar 9/7) Philippines rejects new Chinese law vs incursions: The Philippines opposed yesterday a new Chinese law empowering the military to stop incursions into self-declared restricted waters and reiterated its sovereign rights and jurisdiction over South China Sea.
-(SCMP 8/7) China calls on US to 'correct' hacking claims, stay out of maritime disputes: Beijing has called on Washington to "correct its wrong act" in alleging PLA officers were involved in hacking US businesses and stop interfering in regional maritime sovereignty disputes.
-(Vietnamplus 7/7) ASEAN journalist group opposes China’s aggressive actions: President of the Conference of ASEAN Journalists (CAJ) Benny Antiporda has opposed China’s continued aggressive actions in all waters that it now claims as “part” of its national territory. Vietnam values Japan’s support amid East Sea tension
-(PhilStar 7/7) New law to boost military security in China-claimed waters: China's new law that seeks to increase military security in its territorial waters will take effect next month to respond to the reported "inadvertent intrusions" into restricted areas.
-(VOA News 7/7) South China Sea Disputes Likely to Dominate US-China Talks: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel travel to Beijing this week for meetings with their Chinese counterparts on trade and security issues.
-(Vietnamplus 6/7) Vietnam Foreign Ministry asks China to explain fishermen’s arrest: The Foreign Ministry’s Consular Department on July 6 asked the Chinese Embassy in Hanoi to give reason for China’s arrest of Vietnamese fishing boat QNg 94912 TS with six fishermen on board on July 3.
-(Vietnamnet 6/7) Evidence denouncing China’s fallacy over Hoang Sa sovereignty: Historical evidence of Vietnam's sovereignty over the two archipelagoes- Hoang Sa (Paracel) and (Spratly) Truong Sa are featured is a book that Dr. Han Nguyen Nguyen Nha has devoted a great deal of effort. –(Vietnamplus 5/7) DK1 a live national sovereignty marker at sea
-(Thanhnien News 6/7) Vietnam anxious as fate of China-detained fishermen remains unknown: Vietnam has demanded that China reveal the exact location in the simmering East Sea where the latter detained six Vietnamese fishermen and spell out the rationale for doing so as tensions over a Chinese oil rig deployed in Vietnamese waters has shown no sign of letup.
-(Asahi Shimbun 5/7) U.S. hopes China will agree to Japan’s call for dialogue on Senkaku issue: The top Asia policymaker in the Obama administration said he believes that the watchword for territorial disputes in East Asia should be “restraint.”
