... et) above sea level, is located on the collision belt between the Indian and the Eurasian Plates, where the crustal movements are active. Geographical changes in the area have great influence on the c ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-16
... uth China Sea pose a threat not just to the security of Vietnam, the Philippines and other neighboring countries but also to their mineral and fishing rights. The international community has a shared ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-12
US Defense Secretary Ash Carter repeated Washington's call for a halt to land reclamation in the South China Sea even as he said the Pentagon remains committed to expanding military contacts with Chin ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-12
The United States must give up "microphone diplomacy" over issues related to the South China Sea and cyber security and should instead seek to resolve differences through mutual respect and real dialo ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-11
Territorial disputes in the South China Sea first caught the public's attention in 1974 during the military engagement between China and South Vietnam, as it was then known, over the control of the Pa ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-09
... uth China Sea disputes, in contrast to that of the Philippines and Vietnam, which have both railed against perceived Chinese expansionism in disputed areas. The three Southeast Asian countries claim p ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-09
... ls on the sea floor, stranding the the fish and exposing them to extreme heat. -- Contact us at [email protected] EL/AC/RA ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-08
An international rescue fleet plucked almost 5,900 migrants from rickety boats making the perilous sea crossing from North Africa to Europe over the weekend, Reuters reported. The Italian coastguard, ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-08
... terranean Sea has witnessed countless deaths as people try to escape turmoil in their homeland. Families become separated and loved ones lost without a trace. Meanwhile, the rest of the world appears ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-06
When a US Navy P8-A surveillance aircraft recently flew near Fiery Cross Reef in the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, it was warned eight times by the Chinese Navy to leave the area. Foreign Mi ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-04
... he Yellow Sea close to the port city of Yantai in Shandong province. The Eastern Star passed inspections by authorities in Chongqing last month before it sailed for Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu pro ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-03
... which overseas funds have a large holding are facing a downside while HSCEI plays are grappling with a sell-off by foreign investors. Also, there is increased uncertainty in the external environment i ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-02
... ng in the search and rescue, Xinhua said. More than 1,000 armed police with 40 inflatable boats had also been sent, it said. The Eastern Star, which has the capacity to carry more than 500 people, was ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-02
More than 700 migrants aboard an overcrowded boat in the Andaman Sea were still being held offshore by Myanmar's navy on Monday, more than three days after the converted fishing vessel was intercepted ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-02
... uth China Sea. Last week, after the US demanded that China halt its land reclamation and construction work in disputed waters permanently, the Global Times, a Chinese state-owned newspaper,warned that ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-02
Land reclamation activities in the South China Sea "fall well within the scope of China's sovereignty", a senior Chinese naval commander said on Sunday, urging other nations not to play up the issue. ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-01
US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said Washington's pledge to defend the Philippines remains "ironclad" and called for an end to land reclamation in the South China Sea, AFP reported, citing official ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-28
The United States on Wednesday called for an "immediate and lasting halt" to land reclamation activities in the South China Sea, while urging China and other nations to seek a peaceful resolution of t ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-28
... e Andaman Sea in the Indian Ocean to the South China Sea and the Pacific Ocean. More than a hundred years ago, Thai King Chulalongkorn had envisioned the canal as a means for his nation to compete fo ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-27
A Chinese state-owned newspaper said Monday “war is inevitable” with the United States over the South China Sea unless Washington stops demanding Beijing halt the building of artificial islands there. ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-26
