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1. News - Asia - SOUTH CHINA SEA

   Asia's fishermen in middle of South China Sea row

   Posted Nov 03rd 2012, 12:00am by Agence France-Presse on Ly Son Island, Vietnam

   ... China Sea, which is believed to sit atop huge oil and gas reserves. With more Chinese patrol boats and fishermen of all nationalities on the waters and diplomatic tensions over disputed islands ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1074790/asias-fishermen-middle-south-china-sea-row
2. News - China - TERRITORIAL DISPUTE

   Chinese tour ship sets sail to disputed Paracel islands

   Posted Apr 28th 2013, 04:39pm by Agence France-Presse in Beijing

   ... News China Disputed islands Paracel Islands Tourism Territorial Dispute Agence France-Presse in Beijing The first Chinese tour ship to visit disputed South China Sea islands set sail on Sunday, state media reported, a move likely to stoke a long-running territorial row between Beijing and its neighbours. Plans to allow tourists to visit the Paracel Islands is the latest stage ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1225292/chinese-tour-ship-sets-sail-disputed-paracel-islands
3. News - China - DISPUTED ISLANDS

   Taiwan plans to expand pier in disputed islands

   Posted Apr 07th 2013, 05:55pm by Agence France-Presse in Taipei

   ... is part of its efforts to boost defence capabilities in the disputed area this year. “The fund will mainly be used to do an environmental impact study near Taiping Island,” a coast guard official ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1209226/taiwan-plans-expand-pier-disputed-islands
4. News - China

   Japan seizes Taiwan fishing boat

   Posted May 14th 2013, 04:13pm by AFP

   ... News China Taketomi island Territorial Dispute Agence France-Presse in Tokyo Japan seized a Taiwanese fishing boat inside its exclusive economic zone on Tuesday, the first incident since Tokyo and Taipei signed a fishing rights accord for disputed waters, the Fisheries Agency said. The Taiwanese fishing boat was spotted in waters near Taketomi island, part of Japan’s southern ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1237590/japan-seizes-taiwan-fishing-boat
5. News - Asia - JAPAN

   Japan plans to better spell out its claims to disputed islands

   Posted Apr 04th 2013, 12:00am by Julian Ryall

   ... position on issues such as the territorial dispute with China over the Senkaku Islands, which Beijing refers to as the Diaoyu Islands, and the Takeshima islets, which are controlled by South Korea, ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1206462/japan-plans-better-spell-out-its-claims-disputed-islands
6. News - China - TERRITORIAL DISPUTE

   Chinese ships enter territorial waters, says Japan coastguard

   Posted May 05th 2013, 01:08pm by Agence France-Presse in Tokyo

   ... vessels sailed into the disputed waters, the biggest flotilla in a single day since Tokyo nationalised part of the island chain in September. The move sparked an angry response, with Japanese ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1230556/chinese-ships-enter-territorial-waters-says-japan-coastguard
7. News - Asia - SOUTH CHINA SEA

   Asean to press China for talks on new maritime code of conduct

   Posted Apr 23rd 2013, 12:00am by AFP

   ... by Asean foreign ministers in Brunei two weeks ago was dominated by concerns over the territorial disputes and ended with a call for the early conclusion of a non-aggression pact with China, ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1220854/asean-press-china-talks-new-maritime-code-conduct
8. News - China - DIAOYU TENSIONS

   China denies visa to Japanese in Taiwan orchestra

   Posted Oct 12th 2012, 06:23pm by Agence France-Presse in Taipei

   ... the disputed islands last month. ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1059663/china-denies-visa-japanese-taiwan-orchestra
9. News - China - TERRITORIAL DISPUTE

   Japanese send envoy to discuss Diaoyu Islands standoff

   Posted Sep 25th 2012, 12:00am by Keith Zhai

   ... News China Diaoyu islands Territorial Dispute Keith Zhai keith.zhai@scmp.com Vice-foreign minister faces difficult task of defusing maritime stand-off over disputed islands, while trying ... new --> mercedes2233 Sep 26th 2012 2:14am Good. Japan should have done this before precipitating the standoff by buying the islands, despite disagreements over the sovereignty of the islands for decades. ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1046414/japanese-send-envoy-discuss-diaoyu-islands-standoff
10. News - Asia - TERRITORIAL DISPUTE: ANALYSIS

    Beijing's island survey plan is a test for Shinzo Abe

    Posted Mar 14th 2013, 12:00am by Julian Ryall

    ... will dispatch a team of surveyors to carry out a thorough study of the disputed islands at an "appropriate time" and when "the survey team's physical safety can be assured". ...

    http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1190114/beijings-island-survey-plan-test-shinzo-abe

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