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MANILA, Dec 1 — The Philippines has built a new coast guard station on the contested island of Thitu in the South China Sea, boosting its ability to monitor the movements of Chinese vessels and aircraft in the busy disputed waterway.

MANILA, Nov 25 — The Philippines and Australia began their first joint sea and air patrols in the South China Sea on Saturday, days after Manila took similar steps with the United States (US) as Pacific nations warily eye an increasingly assertive China.

MANILA — Tensions in the South China Sea require the Philippines to partner with allies and neighbours to maintain peace there, including establishing codes of conduct as the situation becomes "more dire", the Philippines' president said.

HANOI, Nov 17 — Vietnam has been ramping up its dredging and landfill work in the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, creating another 330 acres of land since December last year, a United States think tank said in a report.

MANILA, Nov 17 — Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said he will meet with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping at the sidelines of the APEC Summit in San Francisco to discuss tensions and formulate ways forward in the South China Sea.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 17 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Vietnam’s President Vo Van Thuong have agreed to increase cooperation to address illegal fishing in Malaysian waters.

JAKARTA, Nov 16 — Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan is satisfied with the results of the two-day 17th Asean Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) and 10th ADMM-Plus meetings, which deliberated on the security interests of the Asean region.

JAKARTA, Nov 15 — Asean defence ministers have urged for a swift finalisation of the comprehensive code of conduct (COC) in the South China Sea in accordance with international laws, including the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.

BEIJING, Nov 7 — President Xi Jinping said stable ties between China and Australia served each other's interests and both should expand their cooperation, sending a clear signal that Beijing is ready to move on from recent tensions.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 — Against the backdrop of escalating regional security challenges, including North Korea's nuclear developments and unilateral attempts to alter the status quo in the East and South China Seas, Japan wants to further cooperate with Malaysia in maintaining and enhancing maritime connectivity and stability in the region.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 — The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) will conduct the Perkasa Timur Maritime Exercise in the waters of Sabah and Sarawak from Saturday (October 28) to November 3.

MANILA, Oct 23 — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr called security and defence officials for a special command conference on Monday, as the Chinese ambassador was summoned a day after Chinese and Philippine vessels collided in the South China Sea.

BEIJING MANILA, Oct 22 —  China and the Philippines traded accusations over a collision in disputed waters of the South China Sea as Chinese vessels blocked a Philippine boat supplying forces there on Sunday, the latest in a series of maritime confrontations.

ISTANBUL, Sept 24 — The Philippines on Saturday (September 23) urged 'the peaceful settlement of disputes, in accordance with international law' in the South China Sea, where Manila has competing claims with Beijing.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 — Malaysia Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said China has assured it will continue to negotiate with Southeast Asian countries over disputed territorial claims in the South China Sea and avoid actions that risked escalation.

ISTANBUL, Sept 23 — Vietnam said yesterday that Southeast Asia has 'emerged as a region of solidarity and cooperation' while noting the world is facing 'intense geopolitical tensions' not seen since the Cold War days, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has emphasised the importance of Asean to uphold its outstanding relationships with the United States (US) and China as strategic competition between the two economic superpowers intensifies.

ISTANBUL, Sept 8 — Canberra and Manila agree on the need to uphold international law on important security issues, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Friday during his official trip to the Philippines, reported Anadolu Agency.

SEOUL, Sept 7 — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Thursday any attempts to change the status quo by force in the South China Sea cannot be tolerated, calling for a rules-based maritime order in the region, his office said.