Construction activities in the South China Sea is an exercise of sovereignty by China on the territories it had laid claim on and China has the right to do so, Greg Austin, professor at University of New South Wales Canberra, said in a recent interview with Xinhua.
South Korea’s foreign minister will visit Moscow next week after touring Cuba, Uganda and Iran as part of a push to enlist DPRK’s old allies to press for change in the isolated state, Seoul said on Tuesday.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Wednesday issued a statement on settling disputes between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea through bilateral negotiation.
South Korea's military on Wednesday returned a Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) fishing boat back to the north after the boat crossed the inter-Korean maritime border, Yonhap news agency reported.
A total number of 44 schools across South Africa have introduced Mandarin in this academic year, Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga said on Tuesday.
The All China Lawyers Association issued on Tuesday a statement on the South China Sea arbitration case unilaterally initiated by the Philippines.
Controversy resurfaced in South Korea over the deployment of an advanced U.S. missile defense system called Terminal High Altitude-Area Defense (THAAD) amid lingering concerns about its effectiveness on the Korean peninsula and conflicts with neighboring countries.
The British High Commission in Pretoria warned on Monday that there is a high threat from terrorism attacks in South Africa.
The arbitration is but a political provocation under the cloak of the law, with some Western powers behind it. By filing the case, Manila violated the basic principles of international law and undermines the integrity and authority of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
The defense ministers of Japan, the United States and South Korea at a meeting Saturday confirmed that the three countries will closely cooperate to deal with North Korea’s nuclear and missile development programs.
Bilateral negotiation is the best way as arbitration is not a choice for China and other claimants to settle their disputes over the South China Sea islands, a senior Chinese diplomat said here Friday.
An official from the Chinese Foreign Ministry has called on the US to keep its promise and not to take sides in the South China Sea issue.
The door of dialogue between China and the Philippines is always open as long as Manila desires to resolve any dispute through negotiations.
South Korea's defense ministry on Friday denied U.S. media reports that Defense Minister Han Min-koo would hold talks with his U.S. counterpart Ash Carter about the deployment of an advanced U.S. missile defense system on the Korean Peninsula during an upcoming bilateral dialogue.
State Councilor Yang Jiechi and US Secretary of State John Kerry will discuss the South China Sea during the eighth round of the China-US Strategic and Economic Dialogue to be held on Monday in Beijing, an official with the Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.
Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi and U.S. Secretary of States John Kerry will discuss the South China Sea issue at an annual dialogue next week, an official said Thursday.
China hopes the Philippines' new government can return to dialogue with China to resolve the South China Sea disputes, a spokesperson said Wednesday.
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