Philippine President Benigno Aquino III is winding back his rhetoric amid growing tensions in the South China Sea that could trigger conflict with Beijing. Aquino played down the prospect of a militar ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-19
... panoramic sea view, making it a major draw for the buyer, the Hong Kong Economic Journal reported on Monday. The uniqueness of the penthouse would make it difficult for other units in the housing esta ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-18
China is on its way to establishing its first overseas military base, and this shouldn’t come as a surprise. Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh said China was negotiating to build a military base ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-18
... uth China Sea. US Pacific Fleet Commander Harry Harris has said China is building a “great wall of sand” -- and the tensions risk overshadowing Xi’s planned visit to the US in September. Alongside Chi ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-18
... when they searched a sea freight shipment late last month. Plastic bags containing white crystalline substance were found inside six barrels, and laboratory tests showed that the substance was methamp ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-15
Perhaps because it's overshadowed by the migrant trafficking in the Mediterranean, the plight of thousands of refugees fleeing Burma and Bangladesh is taking a back seat and getting fewer mentions in ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-15
... uth China Sea. Now, they're looking forward to the arrival of American and other foreign warships. The reason is fear of China, whose rapid creation of artificial islands in the disputed Spratly chai ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-15
... uth China Sea have seen increased assertiveness by China. The Sept. 3 observance is perhaps an extension of that. Ultimately, however, it's both a national event and a rest day. Many Chinese are alrea ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-14
North Korea launched live-fire drills late Wednesday near a disputed sea border with South Korea, prompting Seoul to issue a warning that it will respond strongly to any provocation. The firing drills ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-14
United States Secretary of State John Kerry is expected to reaffirm Washington's commitment to ensuring freedom of navigation and flight in the South China Sea when he visits China this weekend. Kerry ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-14
... eaken and sea surface temperatures rise. US officials announced earlier this year that the long-awaited El Nino had arrived, but the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration described it as of ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-13
... price of sea sand, among others, Lai said. Green Sense chairman Roy Tam said issues over air space sharing with Shenzhen which come down to the Basic Law could hold up construction. Also, there are ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-13
The Pentagon is considering sending US military aircraft and ships to assert freedom of navigation around growing Chinese-made artificial islands in the disputed South China Sea, Reuters reported, cit ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-13
The Philippines and Japan held their first joint naval exercises in the South China Sea Tuesday, Reuters reported. Meanwhile, the Japanese coastguard said one of its vessels is in Vietnam for search a ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-12
... e Andaman Sea, was quoted as saying. Lewa said an estimate she made a week ago that 8,000 migrants were still at sea was likely too low. – Contact us at [email protected] FL/ ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-12
... uth China Sea. (Spoiler alert: The PLA Navy’s ability to perform these missions is modest at best.) As expected, China is also focusing on counter-space, offensive cyber operations, and electronic war ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-12
... idents at Sea agreements. The first formal arms-control agreement was the 1963 Limited Test Ban Treaty, which can be considered mainly an environmental treaty. The second major agreement was the 1968 ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-12
... place its Sea Knight helicopters at Futenma air base in Okinawa with V-22 Ospreys in 2012 prompted a public outcry on the island as well as in communities in mainland Japan that host US bases. Leon Pa ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-12
... the Aceh Search and Rescue Agency. Some of the migrants, who left Thailand a week ago, died during the journey, authorities said. Of those rescued, 50 were taken to hospital. "In general, they were s ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-11
... he Baltic sea off Sweden are demanding it, pronto. In fact, the mistake has been riling up the islanders for weeks since they began to notice it in their posts in which Facebook lists their location ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-05
