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CHINA ANNOUNCES 8.1% DEFENSE BUDGET BOOST FROM 2017 AS XI PURSUES 'WORLD-CLASS' FORCE
The Senkakus, about 210 km from Miyako Island, are also in the East China Sea... READ MORE›
LARGE NAVAL DRILL POINTS TO MORE STRAIN IN INDIA-CHINA TIES
The biennial, eight-day exercise codenamed 'Milan' is being organized on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the eastern Indian Ocean from March 6... READ MORE›
CHINA'S MILITARY FLEXES MUSCLES FOR DOMESTIC OBJECTIVE
China has repeatedly said that it has no hostile intent, that its military is for defensive missions, and that defense spending is transparent... READ MORE›
TRUMP CHALLENGED BY XI'S POWER GRAB IN CHINA
Trump should not ignore Xi's power grab in China... READ MORE›
ABE NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER, TOP CHINESE DIPLOMAT VOW TO TACKLE NORTH KOREAN NUKE CRISIS
The Foreign Ministry was mum on the evaluation by Yachi and Yang of Seoul and Pyongyang's recent moves... READ MORE›
US NAVY SAYS CHINA'S MILITARY BUILDUP WON'T STOP PATROLS
China claims the South China Sea almost in its entirety and has challenged the US naval supremacy in the western Pacific... READ MORE›
NEARLY INVISIBLE OIL SPILL POSES THREAT TO RICH ASIAN FISHERIES
It is the largest oil spill in decades, but the disaster has unfolded outside the glare of international attention that big spills have previously attracted... READ MORE›
A NEARLY INVISIBLE OIL SPILL THREATENS SOME OF ASIAS RICHEST FISHERIES
Caused by a fiery collision in the East China Sea, the spill has created an environmental disaster that has tested Chinas ability to lead... READ MORE›
EXCLUSIVE: NORTH KOREA EARNED $200 MILLION FROM BANNED EXPORTS, SENDS
They also inspected cargo from two North Korea shipments intercepted by unidentified countries en route to Syria... READ MORE›
MUJI'S MAP MISTAKE NEED NOT IMPEDE THAW IN TIES
Like the controversial Yasukuni Shrine, the Diaoyu Islands are an inflammable issue between Beijing and Tokyo, one that has triggered numerous rounds of tense diplomatic wrangling... READ MORE›
CHINA DECLARES INTENTION TO IMPROVE TIES WITH JAPAN
Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono, left, meets with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang at the Zhongnanhai Leadership Compound in Beijing, Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018... READ MORE›
CHINA SEES OBSTACLES TO REPAIRING TIES WITH JAPAN AS ENVOYS MEET
Kono is the first Japanese foreign minister to visit China since April 2016... READ MORE›
CHINA SAYS HOPES TO GET JAPAN TIES BACK ON TRACK
Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono, left, shakes hands with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi before their meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China Jan. 28, 2018... READ MORE›
JAPANESE FOREIGN MINISTER TARO KONO ARRIVES IN BEIJING, AIMING TO IMPROVE TIES WITH CHINA
The trip is Kono's first to China as foreign minister and the first by one from Japan since his predecessor Fumio Kishida visited in April 2016... READ MORE›
HOW SANCHI'S SPILL COULD SPREAD
According to the International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation, the collision led to the worst tanker spill in 35 years... READ MORE›
JAPAN ACCUSES DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TANKER OF PASSING FUEL TO NORTH KOREA
The Japanese government has vowed to take tougher measures to prevent North Korea from circumventing international sanctions... READ MORE›
CHINA'S MASSIVE GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING A 'GAME CHANGER' FOR WORLD POWER, SAYS LABOR'S PENNY WONG
Chinese President Xi Jinping's initiative has reportedly already spent at least 300 billion in Asia, Africa and Europe and is expected to reach 1 trillion over 10 years... READ MORE›
AS TRUMP FOCUSES ON NORTH KOREA, CHINA PUSHES INTO WEST PACIFIC
There is an attempt to alter the present status in the East China Sea and the South China Sea, Abe told the publication... READ MORE›
PANAMA SAYS SUNKEN IRANIAN TANKER HAD PAPERS IN ORDER
Fernando Solorzano, head of Panama's Merchant Marine, told Reuters there was no initial sign that the stricken ship was in breach of any security protocols... READ MORE›
CHINA SAYS SUNKEN IRANIAN TANKER MAY NOW BE LEAKING HEAVY OIL
The large tanker Sanchi IMO 9356608 sank in the world's worst oil ship disaster in decades... READ MORE›
OIL SPILL OFF CHINA COAST NOW THE SIZE OF PARIS
The tanker was carrying condensate, an ultra-refined, highly volatile form of ultra light crude oil used to make products such as jet fuel... READ MORE›
OIL FROM SUNKEN IRANIAN TANKER DIFFUSING IN EAST CHINA SEA
Strong winds pushed it away from the Chinese coast, where the incident happened, and into Japan's exclusive economic zone... READ MORE›
IRANIAN OIL TANKER WRECK PRODUCES TWO SLICKS IN EAST CHINA SEA
Iranian oil tanker wreck produces two slicks in East China Sea China... READ MORE›
US-CHINA TRADE POLICIES, ARMS RACE PUT WHOLE WORLD AT RISK
These operations have not stopped China from militarizing the South China Sea... READ MORE›
HUGE OIL SPILL LEFT AFTER BURNING TANKER SINKS OFF CHINA
The Sanchi oil tanker sank on Sunday and officials say all its crew members are dead... READ MORE›
STRICKEN IRANIAN OIL TANKER SINKS IN EAST CHINA SEA AFTER BLAST
The oil from the tanker was still burning, China Central Television reported Sunday... READ MORE›
IRANIAN OIL TANKER SINKS AFTER EXPLOSION SHOOTS FLAMES UP TO 1KM HIGH
The Sanchi, owned by National Iranian Tanker Co, was carrying almost 1 million barrels of condensate, an ultra-light crude oil, to South Korea... READ MORE›
IRAN OIL TANKER EXPLODES, SINKS OFF CHINA WITH NO SURVIVORS
Families of the sailors wept and screamed at the headquarters of the National Iranian Tanker Co... READ MORE›
BURNING IRANIAN OIL TANKER SINKS AFTER JANUARY 6 ACCIDENT
Burning Iranian oil tanker sinks after January 6 accident Chinese state TV... READ MORE›
'NO SURVIVORS' AS BURNING IRANIAN OIL TANKER SINKS NEAR JAPAN
The burning Iranian oil tanker Sanchi has sunk in Japan's exclusive economic zone, according to Chinese state television. The head of the Iranian rescue team... READ MORE›
Trending News Headlines : East China Sea.
JAPANESE WARSHIPS TO JOIN US FLEET NEAR NORTH KOREA AS TENSIONS RISE
Some experts in South Korea said an imminent North Korean nuclear test was unlikely... READ MORE›
NORTH KOREA SAYS IT'S READY TO STRIKE U.S. AIRCRAFT CARRIER
North Korea has conducted five nuclear tests, two of them last year, and is working to develop nuclear-tipped missiles that can reach the United States... READ MORE›
BURNING TANKER 'IN DANGER OF EXPLODING'
It is highly toxic, low in density and considerably more explosive than regular crude oil... READ MORE›
CHINA'S AERIAL ANTICS RENEW CONCERNS OF ANTI-US MILITARY ACTS
China operates a major naval port at Dalian, north of the Yellow Sea, that is a major submarine base and a target of military intelligence monitoring... READ MORE›
WHY NORTH KOREA THREATENED GUAM, THE TINY U.S. TERRITORY WITH BIG MILITARY POWER
It was unclear Tuesday whether the Pentagon had elevated the readiness posture of its Guam-based fleet of ships and planes following the threat from North Korea... READ MORE›
WARY OF TRUMP UNPREDICTABILITY, CHINA RAMPS UP NAVAL ABILITIES
Still, the PLA Navy significantly lags the United States, which operates 10 aircraft carriers to China's one, the Soviet-era Liaoning... READ MORE›
SOUTH CHINA SEA: JAPAN TO DEPLOY LARGEST WARSHIP
Japan does not have any claim to the waters, but has a separate maritime dispute with China in the East China Sea... READ MORE›
CHINESE JETS INTERCEPT US AIRCRAFT OVER EAST CHINA SEA, US SAYS
The US sniffer plane was on a mission to detect radiation in international airspace over the East China Sea... READ MORE›
BURNING OIL TANKER SINKS OFF CHINA
An oil tanker burning in the East China Sea for more than a week has finally sunk, Chinese media say... READ MORE›
FOUR DAYS ON, THE SANCHI OIL TANKER IS STILL ON FIRE THE EAST CHINA SEA
Four days on, rescue crews are still struggling to reach the Sanchi, an oil tanker on fire in the East China Sea... READ MORE›
US AIRCRAFT CARRIER GROUP DEPLOYED FOR 'ROUTINE PATROLS' IN S. CHINA SEA
China has indisputable sovereignty over the South China Sea islands and their adjacent waters, China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said Wednesday... READ MORE›
SOUTH KOREA US LAUNCH AIR DRILLS AMID NORTH KOREAN WARNINGS OF NUCLEAR WAR
The United States, which has 28,500 troops stationed in South Korea, a legacy of the 1950-53 Korean War, denies any such intention... READ MORE›
SOUTH KOREA SEIZES VESSEL OVER 'OIL TRANSFER TO NORTH'
This marks a typical case of North Korea shrewdly circumventing UNSC sanctions by using its illegal networks... READ MORE›
IRANIAN OIL TANKER BURNS, 32 MISSING AFTER COLLISION OFF CHINA'S COAST
Reuters ship tracking data shows Sanchi was built in 2008 and was managed by the National Iranian Tanker Co NITC ... READ MORE›
JAPANESE DESTROYERS JOIN US STRIKE GROUP AMID TENSIONS ON KOREAN PENINSULA
Washington threatened to solve the 'North Korean problem' unilaterally, arguing that Pyongyang poses a threat to US interests in the region... READ MORE›
CHINA'S STEALTH JET MAY HAVE DONE FLYOVER OF S KOREA
China's stealth jet may have done flyover of's korea... READ MORE›
MIKE PENCE FIRES A FRESH WARNING TO NORTH KOREA
Seoul, the South Korean capital, is within easy range of North Korean long-range artillery... READ MORE›
IRANIAN OIL TANKER BURNS, 32 MISSING AFTER COLLISION OFF CHINA'S COAST
Reuters ship tracking data shows Sanchi was built in 2008 and was managed by the National Iranian Tanker Co NITC ... READ MORE›
IN JAPAN YANG CALLS FOR TRUST
Japan's Yachi said it is of great importance that Japan and China - the two major nations in Asia - cooperate... READ MORE›
US, SEOUL START MILITARY EXERCISE AMID NORTH KOREAN WARNING OF WAR
The United States, which has 28,500 troops stationed in South Korea, a legacy of the 1950-53 Korean War, denies any such intention... READ MORE›
CHINA'S XI CALLS TRUMP, URGES PEACEFUL APPROACH TO NORTH KOREA
Trump administration calls North Korea a 'pariah' North Korea tests four more missiles -- and China's patience Today's coverage from Post correspondents around the world... READ MORE›
HOPE FADES FOR MISSING CREW MEMBERS AS IRANIAN OIL TANKER SINKS
That area of the East China Sea is frequently crossed by ships traveling to China, South Korea, Taiwan and Japan... READ MORE›
OIL TANKER BURNING OFF CHINA'S COAST AT RISK OF EXPLODING
The official said the tanker was owned by the National Iranian Tanker Co... READ MORE›
JAPAN'S GROWING CONCERN OVER CHINA'S NAVAL MIGHT
But most importantly, the Japanese government sees a direct link between China's behaviour in the South and East China Seas... READ MORE›
IRANIAN OIL TANKER STILL ABLAZE AFTER COLLISION OFF CHINA'S COAST
The Panama-registered tanker was sailing from Iran to South Korea, carrying 136,000 tonnes of condensate, an ultra light crude... READ MORE›
TOKYO BETS ON LIGHTER FRIGATES, PLANS TO DOUBLE E. CHINA SEA NAVAL BUILD-UP - REPORTS
Speaking in Tokyo on February 4, Mattis said US protection also extends over the disputed territory in the East China Sea... READ MORE›
CHINESE JET 'FLIES UPSIDE DOWN' OVER US SPY PLANE
Fighter jets carry out what US describes as 'unprofessional' intercept of radiation detection plane over East China Sea... READ MORE›
U.S., SOUTH KOREA LAUNCH AIR DRILLS AMID NORTH KOREAN WARNINGS OF NUCLEAR WAR
North Korea regularly uses its state media to threaten the United States and its allies... READ MORE›
US HOLDS MASSIVE MILITARY DRILLS AIMED AT NORTH KOREA DESPITE WARNINGS FROM MOSCOW
US holds massive military drills aimed at North Korea despite warnings from Moscow -- RT World News... READ MORE›
JAPAN'S AMPHIBIOUS FORCE STILL WELL OUTDISTANCED BY CHINA RIVAL
Then on March 27th, the Japan Ground Self Defense Force formally stood up its new Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade in Sasebo... READ MORE›