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UN ruling on South China Sea due July 12
The disputed waters are rich in marine life and natural resources, including oil deposits, and form one of the world’s most heavily used shipping lanes. © Reuters MANILA — A United Nations court of arbitration said Wednesday it would pronounce its findings July 12 on a petition lodged by the Philippines against China in early 2013 over a territorial dispute…
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Decision on PH-China sea row out on July 12 – tribunal
THE maritime dispute case between the Philippines and China over the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea) will be decided on July 12. “The Tribunal will issue its Award on Tuesday, 12 July 2016 at approximately 11 a.m. CEST, The Hague,” the court said in a statement late Wednesday night. “The Award will first be issued via e-mail to the…
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Hague court to rule July 12 in South China Sea case
THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS – A little-known international tribunal will early next month step into a bitter dispute over the South China Sea, handing down a ruling which risks further inflaming tensions between Southeast Asian nations and China. The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) — the world’s oldest international tribunal for the peaceful resolution of disputes between nations — said Wednesday…
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Beijing defiant on South China Sea as international court nears judgement on Philippines case
An international court will issue a judgement next month on the Philippines’ case against China over disputes in the South China Sea. But China’s made it clear that it will have none of it. Manila is contesting China’s expansive territorial claims in the South China Sea, which the Philippines contends are invalid under international law. China bases its territorial claim…
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Sensitive Philippine Comments on Sea Feud Aired Partly on TV
MANILA, Philippines — The new Philippine foreign secretary made sensitive remarks Thursday about territorial disputes in the South China Sea that were broadcast live by the state-run TV network before it abruptly cut away from its coverage of the new president’s first Cabinet meeting. Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay’s remarks during the meeting touched on how the government should respond to…
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Counsel: International response to Philippine case crucial
In this Friday, June 10, 2016, file photo, a protester has her cheek painted with a slogan outside the Chinese Consulate during a protest against China’s occupation and island-building in the disputed Spratly Island group in the South China Sea, in Makati city’s financial district east of Manila, Philippines. A case brought by the Philippines against China in an international…
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Timor-Leste: Australia Is Behaving Like China in Disputed Waters
There’s a major Asian power that refuses to compromise in its far-reaching territorial claims in oil-rich waters, despite appeals from its smaller neighbor to resolve the dispute in an international court. But it’s not China throwing its weight around in this case. According to the tiny nation of Timor-Leste, Australia has steadfastly rejected attempts to negotiate a permanent maritime boundary…
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Indonesian government asked to keep intensive communications on South China Sea
Jakarta (ANTARA News) – Deputy chairman of the Commission I of the House of Parliament Hanafi Rais asks the government to maintain intensive communications with other ASEAN countries on developments in South China Sea. “Indonesia has to protect its sovereignty over its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in South China Sea and for that purpose intensive communications is necessary with neighboring…
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China defiant after international tribunal sets date to announce its ruling on nation’s claims in South China Sea
China remained defiant on Thursday over a looming ruling on territorial claims in the South China Sea, repeating that it would not accept an international tribunal’s decision set to be handed down later this month. The Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague said on Wednesday that it would deliver its findings on July 12. Foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei…
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Hague ruling on South China Sea imminent
An arbitration court’s ruling on China and the Philippines’ dispute over the South China Sea is imminent. An arbitration court hearing the dispute between China and the Philippines over the South China Sea will deliver its decision on July 12, it says. The Philippines has asked the Netherlands-based court to rule in the case, which pits China against several South…
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US warns China of countermeasures if it provokes on S. China Sea
A combined formation of aircraft from Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9 pass in formation above the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) in the Philippine Sea on June 18, 2016. Reuters WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has told Chinese officials that Washington will launch countermeasures if Beijing takes…
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Philippines’ New President Shakes up the South China Sea
In his first cabinet meeting after taking his oath as president on June 30, Rodrigo Duterte slid into his most comfortable mode: rambling on about ways to cut red tape for the poor and setting up a 24-hour hotline for complaints that would directly come to his attention. But Duterte was upstaged by his foreign secretary, Perfecto Yasay Jr., when…