China has dismissed Vietnam's sovereignty claim for the Nansha and Xisha islands in the South China Sea, saying it is "illegal and invalid" and "China will never accept such claim."
The Russian Navy refuted reports Wednesday that it has been conducting training combat dolphins in Crimea.
A Baltic Sea diet could significantly lower levels of obesity and inflammation, doctoral candidate Noora Kanerva discovered in her research at the University of Helsinki.
Eight Russian military planes including four Tupolev-95 bombers were seen flying on Wednesday over the Norwegian Sea and the North Sea close to Norwegian airspace, reported the Norwegian news agency NTB.
Oil firms GDF SUEZ E&P UK Ltd and British Petroleum (BP) Thursday announced a new exploration discovery in the British Central North Sea.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Sunday expounded China's Asian security concept and cooperation with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in solving disputes over the South China Sea.
China and the ASEAN are totally able to safeguard well the peace and stability of South China Sea, said Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Sunday.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) did not take any sides in South China Sea disputes, but supported the settlement of the disputes based on international law and agreed documents, a senior Cambodian official said here Sunday.
ASEAN foreign ministers on Saturday expressed "serious concerns" over the ongoing developments in the South China Sea and called for a peaceful resolution.
As China attempts to register the Maritime Silk Road with UNESCO, protection of archeological sites in the South China Sea is underway.
Some 4,000 Chinese nationals affected in the anti-foreign violence in Vietnam were heading home Monday from a central Vietnamese port.
The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Donald Cook, the second American military ship to be deployed in the Black Sea amid the Ukraine crisis, is scheduled to arrive in the designated waters Thursday, said a Pentagon spokesman Wednesday.
Chinese vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin on Monday lodged solemn representations to Philippine Ambassador to China Erlinda Basilio over the formal plea the Philippines filed to an international tribunal on South China Sea dispute on Sunday.
China has rebuffed U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's remarks on the South China Sea issue. Beijing has urged Washington to be cautious with its words and deeds.
China dismissed the Japanese Defense Minister's remarks on the South China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ).
Following is a statement made by Geng Yansheng, spokesman for the Ministry of National Defense, on China's establishment of the East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ):
ASEAN and China reaffirmed here on Wednesday the importance of maintaining peace, stability and maritime security in the South China Sea, pledging to ensure a full and effective implementation of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea (DOC).
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