China ramping-up navy with more ships amid maritime disputes

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 19:05

China is ramping-up its naval surveillance fleet in big numbers as part of attempts to assert its control in the disputed South and East China Sea to fend off emerging challenges from US and Japan in the region.

Two dead after Japan navy collision: Report

Last Updated: Thursday, January 16, 2014, 06:16

Two men died after their fishing boat collided with a Japanese naval vessel in waters between two of the country`s main islands, a report said on Wednesday.

Provocative moves from China unacceptable: US lawmakers

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 13:48

Cutting across party lines, US lawmakers have expressed concern over China`s "threatening and provocative" moves to assert its maritime territorial claims in the East China Sea, saying Chinese actions are unacceptable.

Two critical after Japan navy collision

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 12:20

Television footage showed the upturned hull of a small fishing boat in the Seto Inland Sea off Hiroshima after what the coastguard said was a collision at around 8:00 am with the Osumi, a naval transport ship.

China ships enter waters off disputed islands

Last Updated: Sunday, January 12, 2014, 15:43

Three Chinese ships entered disputed waters off Tokyo-controlled islands in the East China Sea on Sunday, the Japanese coastguard said, the first such incursion this year.

Philippines, Vietnam condemn China`s fishing law

Last Updated: Saturday, January 11, 2014, 11:37

The Philippines and Vietnam condemned a new Chinese law that requires foreign fishermen to seek Beijing`s approval to operate in much of the South China Sea, but China`s Foreign Ministry insisted it has the right do so.

How vertebrates evolved from sea to land

Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 15:34

A new study has suggested that vertebrate locomotion has evolved from the simple left-right bending of the body exemplified by lampreys to the appearance of fins in bony fish to the movement of humans, with the complex nerve and muscle coordination necessary to move four limbs.

Philippines blasts China over new fishing law

Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 14:22

The Philippines denounced Friday a new Chinese law that Manila says compels foreign vessels to seek a permit from Chinese regional authorities for activities in large areas of the South China Sea.

China defends South China Sea fishing rule

Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 13:20

Beijing on Friday rejected US criticism of a measure requiring foreign fishing vessels to secure permission to enter much of the South China Sea, which it claims almost in its entirety.

Chinese restrictions in South China Sea are provocative: US

Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 09:15

The latest Chinese moves to restrict fishing in contested waters of the South China Sea is a "provocative and potentially dangerous act," the United States has said.

Oil price hits 8-month low on generous supplies

Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 03:33

New York`s main contract West Texas Intermediate for February delivery shed 67 cents to USD 91.66 per barrel, a level last seen on May 1.

China beefing up police presence in South China Sea

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 8, 2014, 18:20

China says it`s beefing up its police powers in the disputed South China Sea and requiring foreign fishermen to ask Beijing`s permission to operate within most of the vast, strategic waterway.