South China

Tillerson tells China to 'step up' on North Korea

Sydney - Muslimchronicle

China and other nations must strengthen efforts to curb North Korea's nuclear weapons programme, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Monday, while also calling out Beijing over its South China Sea activities. America's top diplomat, speaking after talks in Sydney, also gave a brief response to the unfolding crisis in the Gulf, where Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United ArabRead more

Indonesia sinks scores more boats in war on illegal fishing

Jakarta - Arab today

Indonesia destroyed 81 mostly foreign boats at the weekend that had been caught illegally fishing in its waters, taking to more than 300 the number sunk since President Joko Widodo launched a battle against the poaching of fish in 2014. The Southeast Asian country has some of the world's richest fishing grounds, but authorities have struggled to prevent trawlers, oftenRead more

Coral reefs in hot water: study

Paris - AFP

A spike in water temperature lasting only days bleached all the coral in a South China Sea atoll, and killed 40 percent of the tiny organisms within weeks, researchers reported Thursday. The six degree Celsius (10.8 degrees Fahrenheit) surge at Dongsha Atoll in June 2015 was produced by a perfect storm of factors: the time of year, a record ElRead more

China: Both sides will lose from conflict with US

Sydney - Arab Today

Beijing has played down the prospects of conflict with the United States over the South China Sea in the wake of aggressive rhetoric by Donald Trump's administration, saying both sides would lose. China asserts sovereignty over almost all of the resource-rich region despite rival claims from Southeast Asian neighbours and has rapidly built reefs into artificial islands capable of hostingRead more

China accused at Asia summit of secret island building

Vientiane - Arab Today

Beijing's "illegal" island building in the South China Sea moved centre stage at an Asian summit Wednesday after the Philippines produced evidence it said showed fresh construction activity at a flashpoint shoal. An artificial island at Scarborough Shoal could be a game changer in China's quest to control the sea and raises the risk of armed confrontation with the UnitedRead more

UN chief stresses to China need to peacefully resolve South China Sea dispute

Beijing - Arab Today

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Thursday he has stressed to China the need for differences over the disputed South China to be resolved peacefully, the Daily Mail reported. Ban was speaking at a news conference in Beijing with China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Tension has been rising ahead of a July 12 ruling by an arbitration court hearingRead more

US, China start Strategic and Economic Dialogue in Beijing

Beijing - AFP

The US and China started their annual Strategic and Economic Dialogue in Beijing on Monday, as rising tensions in the South China Sea threatened to overshadow the meeting. "China and the US need to increase mutual trust," Chinese President Xi Jinping said in opening remarks, calling for redoubling of efforts for the two powers to manage conflicts and avoid "strategicRead more

International Football Invitational kicks off in South China

Nanning - XINHUA

An International Youth Football Invitational kicked off Saturday in Beihai, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, with 68 teams from six countries and regions participating. Beihai Guigang A defeated Vietnam T&T 7-6 after a penalty shoot-out. Vietnam T&T opened the scoring in the 21st minute, but Beihai Guigang equalized at the beginning of the second half. Both teams did notRead more

Heavy rain expected during May Day holiday

Beijing - XINHUA

Heavy rain will hit south China during the three-day May Day holiday from Saturday, the national weather observatory has forecast. Precipitation will be as high as 140 mm in Guizhou, Anhui, Hunan, Jiangxi and Fujian provinces, according to the National Meteorological Center (NMC). Rain is also expected to sweep most of northeast China. Precipitation could reach 60 mm, said theRead more

China reaches consensus with Brunei, Cambodia, Laos on South China Sea issue

Vientiane - Arab Today

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said here on Saturday that China has reached a four-point consensus with Brunei, Cambodia and Laos on the South China Sea issue. The four countries agreed that the territorial disputes over some islands, rocks and shoals in the South China Sea are not an issue between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)Read more