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China to launch cruise ship in South China Sea for tourism

Nanhai Zhi Meng, the new cruise ship with a capacity of 893 people, will start its maiden voyage in late December

India to suffer great losses if it joins Japan on South China Sea: Chinese media

India should beware of the possibility that by becoming embroiled in the disputes, it might end up being a pawn of the US

China warns Japan not to 'play with fire' in South China Sea

Tokyo, a key US ally, is also strengthening defence ties with other countries in the disputed region

Taiwan asks Google to blur images of South China Sea island

Google satellite images show a circular structure with four Y-shaped attachments, jutting out to sea on Taiping's northwestern coast

Asean, Beijing discuss South China Sea issue

China has claims to areas in the sea which are also claimed by Brunei, the Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam and Taiwan

India, US speak in one voice on South China Sea, NSG, terror

The two countries also said they will redouble efforts towards India's early entry into NSG which was opposed by China

Vietnam says all will lose in any South China Sea war

Vietnamese leader Tran Dai Quang did not mention any country but there is growing unease over China's actions

India can decide stand on South China Sea: Wang Yi

The Chinese minister is in Goa to review logistics and security arrangements ahead of President Xi Jinping's visit to the state

Philippines, Japan to China: Respect law in sea row

Japan and China are locked in a long-running dispute over uninhabited islets in the East China Sea

Vietnam fortifies its islands with rocket launchers in South China Sea

China reacted angrily to an international legal case that favoured Philippines over contested reefs and atolls last month

Chinese military buildup in SCS challenges Xi's statement: US

Besides the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan have counter claims over the area

China installs radar in disputed waters: Japanese media

The Japanese foreign ministry said China had placed a surface search radar and surveillance camera on one of its structures in a gasfield

Premvir Das: India and the South China Sea

Since half of India's overseas trade passes through the South China Sea, freedom of navigation in these waters, and peace and tranquility in the region is important to us

China, Philippines agree South China Sea issue does not determine all relations

Will not affect bilateral cooperation in economic, trade and investment fields

China opens South China Sea website

The Chinese language site has 10 sections that cover basic information, news, historical archives

India, Vietnam hold strategic dialogue; talk South China Sea

The two countries also discussed issues including security cooperation during their 5th Strategic Dialogue

Japan warns China over territorial aggression

In June Japan accused China of sending a spy ship into its territorial waters as Tokyo conducted a joint exercise with the US and India

China top court warns of criminal liability for SCS violators

Supreme People's Court issued a regulation of judicial interpretation to clarify China's jurisdiction over its territorial seas

Chinese military vows to protect its maritime rights

Last month, the PLA conducted two military drills in the South China Sea ahead of the tribunal verdict on July 21

Amid heightened tension, China, Russia to hold joint naval exercises in South China Sea

An arbitration court in the Hague ruled recently that China does not have historic rights to the SCS