Chinese general enters US military core Nov 3, 2009
Xu touched on the sensitive topic of what constitutes acceptable conduct in the South China Sea, where there have been brushes between US naval ships and Chinese vessels. "That was caused by the intensive reconnaissance missions conducted by US Navy ships in China's exclusive economic zones (EEZ), which infringed upon Chinese interests," said Xu. (Asia Times Online)
4th typhoon leaves 20 dead in Philippines Nov 2, 2009
Typhoon Mirinae weakened Sunday as it headed over the South China Sea ... Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung ordered residents to begin evacuating high-risk areas of five coastal provinces and ordered Vietnamese fishermen in the South China Sea to seek shelter immediately. (MSNBC -- International)
Vietnam evacuates coastal areas as storm nears Nov 2, 2009
Mirinae weakened as it headed over the South China Sea and was downgraded from a typhoon to a tropical storm. It was expected to strike Vietnam's central coast sometime Monday afternoon. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
Founder of Dead Poets Society visits bards' graves Nov 1, 2009
Typhoon Mirinae slammed into Manila and nearby northern Philippine provinces over the weekend then weakened into a storm as it blew out Sunday toward the South China Sea, leaving at least 14 people dead, toppling trees and damaging more than 5,500 houses with fierce winds, officials said. Mirinae was the fourth storm to lash the northern Philippines since late September and brought new hardship to areas still dealing with the previous disasters. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
7 Dead as Latest Typhoon Hits Philippines Nov 1, 2009
"It is moving away toward the South China Sea," said chief government forecaster Nathaniel Cruz. "That part of our lives with (Mirinae) is over.". (CBS News)
Latest Philippines typhoon turns deadly Nov 1, 2009
The storm was over the South China Sea and appeared to be heading toward Vietnam, they said. advertisement. (MSNBC -- International)
4th typhoon in month lashes Philippines; 7 killed Nov 1, 2009
"It is moving away toward the South China Sea," Cruz said. "That part of our lives with (Mirinae) is over.". (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Typhoon hits Philippines Nov 1, 2009
The storm was over the South China Sea and appeared to be heading toward Vietnam, they said. As Mirinae slammed into Quezon province northeast of Manila around midnight Friday, Philippine authorities evacuated more than 115,000 people in nine provinces east and south of the capital in the storm's path on main Luzon island, the National Disaster Coordinating Council reported. (India Times, India)
Philippines repairs damage after deadly storm Nov 1, 2009
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Philippines cleans up after latest deadly typhoon Nov 1, 2009
As of early Sunday, Mirinae had weakened and was located 450 kilometres (279 miles) southwest of Manila in the South China Sea, the weather bureau said. In its latest update Sunday noon, Manila's National Disaster Coordinating Council said the typhoon left "remarkably less damage to lives and properties" compared to two recent typhoons. (Yahoo! Asia News)
4th typhoon in month lashes Philippines; 14 killed (Updated) Nov 1, 2009
The storm was over the South China Sea and appeared to be heading toward Vietnam, they said. As Mirinae slammed into Quezon province northeast of Manila around midnight Friday, Philippine authorities evacuated more than 115,000 people in nine provinces east and south of the capital in the storm's path on main Luzon island, the National Disaster Coordinating Council reported. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
4th typhoon in month lashes Philippines; 14 killed Nov 1, 2009
Typhoon Mirinae slammed into Manila and nearby northern Philippine provinces over the weekend then weakened into a storm as it blew out Sunday toward the South China Sea, leaving at least 14 people dead, toppling trees and damaging more than 5,500 houses with fierce winds, officials said ... The storm headed out over the South China Sea and was swirling 279 miles (450 kilometers) southwest of Manila early Sunday but could still bring rains and thunderstorms to western Palawan province,... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Typhoon Mirinae Strikes Philippines, Forcing Evacuations in Two Provinces Oct 31, 2009
The storm, with winds of 130 kilometers per hour, will exit Batangas province for the South China Sea around noon, the agency said. The typhoons arrival coincides with the All-Saints weekend, when many Filipinos travel to their home provinces in the archipelago of more than 7,000 islands. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
Typhoon Mirinae on track to hit flooded Manila Oct 31, 2009
The typhoon, packing winds of 93 miles (150 kilometers) per hour and gusts of up to 115 mph (185 kph), is expected to exit Luzon into the South China Sea later on Saturday. The government's disaster agency told people to prepare 72-hour survival kits, including food items like rice plus a radio set, flashlights and batteries, clothing and first aid. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Typhoon destroys bridge, cuts power in Philippines Oct 31, 2009
Mirinae weakened after hitting the eastern province of Quezon at midnight as it crossed the main Philippine island of Luzon, moving west towards the South China Sea. The typhoon, packing gusts of 160 kilometres (99 miles per hour), was charted at about 8:00 am (0000 GMT) above the province of Batangas, moving southwest at 24 kilometres per hour. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Typhoon Mirinae already raining on the Philippines Oct 31, 2009
The storm will pass over the Philippines and re-emerge into the South China Sea over the weekend. . (EurekAlert!)
Typhoon Mirinae is already scaring Philippine residents before Halloween Oct 30, 2009
Current forecasts expect Mirinae's center to make landfall sometime around 8 a.m. Asia/Manila time on October 31, and after 12 hours, the storm is expected to move into the South China Sea. . (EurekAlert!)
US admiral concerned about China military buildup Oct 30, 2009
A series of confrontations involving vessels from the two navies has raised concerns over China's rising determination to defend what it sees as its territorial interests in the South China Sea, where the U.S. has long operated as the major international power ... "We are going to continue to operate in the South China Sea and international waters and not in territorial seas of another country," he said. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Philippines Shuts Schools, Stockpiles Supplies as Typhoon Approaches Luzon Oct 30, 2009
Mirinae, referred to as Santi in the Philippines, is forecast to make landfall east of Manila after 2 a.m. tomorrow and sweep across the capital before heading over the South China Sea, according to the agencys. The Philippine Coast Guard yesterday sent rescue divers to the eastern coast of Luzon and to areas on the western coast where Mirinae is forecast to exit the island. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
US, China militaries talk more: Does that make world safer? Oct 29, 2009
Washington and Beijing exchanged angry words earlier this year when Chinese vessels swarmed a US Navy submarine surveillance ship in the South China Sea. Such clashes are likely to occur with increasing frequency as China expands its naval presence in its coastal waters and beyond into the western Pacific, shifting the balance of power in the region. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Strategic reassurance? Yes, please Oct 29, 2009
In March, a China-US military confrontation in the South China Sea had the danger of escalating into a serious clash. Defense Secretary Robert Gates hopes China-US military relations can break the cycle of "on-again, off-again." For that to happen, the normal two-way military exchange has to be on an equal footing. (Xinhuanet, China)
* US-China relations remain crucial Oct 28, 2009
Referring to some provocative naval incidents that recently occurred in the South China Sea, Bird said: They [China] have made it clear they consider the South China Sea to be more or less theirs ... The South China Sea is therefore likely to become the testing ground of Chinas maritime power. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Beijing runs a diplomatic marathon Oct 28, 2009
Yet while the two leaders pledged to "properly handle border and South China Sea issues", little progress was made on resolving sovereignty disputes over the Spratly Islands. While Beijing's no-holds-barred projection of military and diplomatic prowess could go some way toward enhancing its role as global power broker, it may also have rendered the "China threat" theory more credible. (Asia Times Online)
US must engage Asia to maintain global power: Lee Oct 28, 2009
Chinese maps, he said, showed these islets and most of the South China Sea as under Chinese ownership and there have also been disputes over fishing grounds between China and various ASEAN states. "The Chinese have built on several islets fishing outposts, and coastguard vessels patrol them," he said. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Nail-biting landings andharrowing takeoffs Oct 27, 2009
Kai Tak was shuttered in 1998 and replaced by a modern mega-port located on a reclaimed island out in the South China Sea. But many locales dont have that luxury, and continue to operate with their existing facilities, many of which include palm sweat-inducing approaches and photo-worthy opportunities. (MSNBC -- Travel)
More details surface about diving incident involving eye-doctor Oct 27, 2009
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* Migratory birds spotted on Dongsha Oct 26, 2009
With temperatures getting cooler, large flocks of migrating birds have been seen flying over Dongsha Marine National Park in the South China Sea, with 11 bird species documented there for the first time, officials said yesterday. Conservation officials from the Marine National Park -Headquarters and wildlife experts from -the Kaohsiung City Wild Bird Society conducted a field survey on the Dongsha atoll earlier this month. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Taiwan)
Typhoon weakens, stalls off Philippines Oct 24, 2009
After crawling for the last two days, Lupit barreled on course to hit shore, then stalled again Friday due to two high-pressure areas that sandwiched it from the South China Sea in the west and the Pacific Ocean in the east, each pulling the storm in its direction, Cruz added. Typhoons usually slice through the northern Philippines from the Pacific and exit through the South China Sea. (MSNBC -- International)
* Lupit floods Yilan schools, roads Oct 24, 2009
Lupit befuddled meteorologists in the US, Japan, China and Taiwan because many of them originally predicted it would move southwest to the South China Sea. I expect the Yilan Model to be adopted successfully during other typhoons. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
China's navy sails past India's dock Oct 22, 2009
Singapore and Thailand, for instance, are already squaring off over the long-discussed Kra Canal, which would provide a direct link between the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean - bypassing the Straits of Malacca through which an estimated 80% of China's oil now flows ... "ASEAN, because of its proximity as well as its South China Sea disputes with the PRC [People's Republic of China], has an especially lucid window to Chinese naval practices. It has the inclination and the will to invite US... (Asia Times Online)
Husky Energy Profit Plunges on Lower Prices for Crude Oil and Natural Gas Oct 22, 2009
The company, which has partnered with China National Offshore Oil Corp. in developing properties in the South China Sea and the Madura gas project in Indonesia, said in April that it planned to spin off its properties in Southeast Asia. Husky may make acquisitions as energy prices stabilize, Chief Executive Officer said in July. (Bloomberg -- Canada)
Reunion event for 15 Vietnam vets Oct 22, 2009
And 27 hours later were deposited on the shores of the South China Sea, half a world away from everything we knew and all those we loved, except, as time would prove, one another. When all were gathered at the Craig home this past weekend, the celebration began with tears of joy and laughter that bounced off the walls. (Marlin Democrat, TX)
China Moves to Project Air Power in Pacific With Soviet Carrier Overhaul Oct 21, 2009
That reality may be lost amid alarm in the U.S. Congress and among allies including the Philippines, which came to the brink of conflict with China in 1995 over alleged Chinese military installations on a South China Sea reef and will look for reassurance from the U.S. that defense ties remain strong. The carrier is a symbol of power projection, which will simply resonate in other countries as it resonates in China, Ross says. (Bloomberg)
Storm-hit Philippines faces new deadly typhoon Oct 21, 2009
Lupit will then cross the tip of the main island of Luzon before blowing out to the South China Sea over the weekend, it said. Rescue and relief units and supplies have already been positioned in parts of the northern Philippines which are expected to feel the brunt of the typhoon. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Club Filipino Aids Typhoon Victims Oct 21, 2009
The typhoons, which raged over the South China Sea and the western Pacific in late September, led to unexpected levels of flooding and devastating landslides that left hundreds dead. Infrastructure and agricultural lands were heavily damaged, leaving homes and cities submerged in water. (The Hoya, Washington DC)
Prayers offered as typhoon nears Philippines Oct 20, 2009
The third storm in a month was projected to slice through northeastern Cagayan and neighboring provinces toward the South China Sea, dumping heavy rainfall in and around the mountainous north where mudslides set off by back-to-back storms since Sept. 26 killed more than 850 people. The government was moving fast to prevent any loss of life this time, stocking up on food and clothes and moving residents out of harm's way. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
India offers 100 mn help for SL refugees Oct 19, 2009
China is also helping Sri Lanka build the Hambantota port, which many see as part of Beijing's "String of Pearls" strategy of building relations with countries along sea lanes from the Middle East to the South China Sea. Read business stories in. (India Times)
China's first exploration vessel for combustible ice delivered for use Oct 18, 2009
Wang Xuelong, deputy director of China Geological Survey Bureau, handed over the certificate of seaworthiness for the ship coded Ocean No. 6 to the Guangzhou Marine Geological Survey Bureau, which is carrying out the combustible ice survey in South China Sea ... China announced in 2007 to have successfully excavated combustible ice, a kind of natural gas hydrate, under the South China Sea, making the country the fourth after the United States, Japan and India to succeed in the field. (Xinhuanet, China)
Chinese, Vietnamese PMs vow to handle border, South China Sea issues properly Oct 16, 2009
CHENGDU, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Tan Dung pledged to properly handle border and South China Sea issues on Friday while hailing bilateral trade and economic ties between the two countries ... China attaches great importance to the relationship with Vietnam and will maintain high-level contact, enhance political mutual trust with Vietnam and properly handle border and South China Sea issues, Wen said ... He vowed to properly settle the... (Xinhuanet, China)
RM2m worth of contraband diesel, logs seized Oct 16, 2009
They were believed to be heading towards the South China Sea. The 15,000 litres worth of diesel was seized from a boat that was moving from Kuala Baram towards an interior settlement. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Looming storm prompts Philippines evacuation call Oct 16, 2009
Chief government forecaster Nathaniel Cruz said Parma headed northwest into the South China Sea after passing over the Philippines, which is still reeling from an earlier storm that killed almost 300 people ... Chief Philippine government forecaster Nathaniel Cruz said Parma headed northwest into the South China Sea after blowing across the country's north, which is still reeling from an earlier storm that killed almost 300 people. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Ocean Park bets big on Indian visitors Oct 14, 2009
Ocean Park bets big on India, plans attractions for visitors- Travel-Services-News By Industry-News-The Economic Times. Ocean Park bets big on India, plans attractions for visitors14 Oct 2009, 1312 hrs IST, Sanjeev Sinha, ECONOMICTIMES.COM. (India Times)
From the archive: Our man for the Nobel Oct 14, 2009
The UNHCR helped fish the victims of Nobel laureate Le Duc Tho out of the South China Sea. The international physicians included a member of the Soviet Union's Politburo, which had been responsible for persecuting, and sending into internal exile, another Nobel laureate, Andrei Sakharov. (The Economist)
* US position on Taiwan defense is shifting Oct 13, 2009
While the Obama administration slapped 35 percent tariffs on Chinese tires and sent the USS Chung-Hoon destroyer to protect the US naval right of passage in the South China Sea, his postponing of a meeting the Dalai Lama, muted criticism of Chinas human rights and finance policies and increasing Chinas voting power in the IMF all show that moral principles are losing to practical concerns. Over the past two years, Taiwan has set funds aside and requested that the US provide it with... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
US troops aid Philippine rescue Oct 12, 2009
But the National Disaster Coordinating Council in Manila put the official toll at 193 from Parma, which finally blew out into the South China Sea late on Friday. Overall, the death toll from Parma and Tropical Storm Ketsana, which killed 337 in Manila and surrounding areas, now stands at around 600, with fears the figure could rise. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Isolated Philippine areas running low on food Oct 12, 2009
Parma pummelled the northern region for a week before moving on the weekend into the South China Sea. It first hit as a typhoon on October 3, exactly one week after tropical storm Ketsana dumped the heaviest rains in more than 40 years on Manila to the south on Luzon island. (Yahoo! Asia News)
* Death toll mounts in Philippines Oct 11, 2009
The storm finally moved away late on Friday and was charted 250km northwest of Dagupan yesterday, slowly moving west into the South China Sea, the government weather station said. Parma had hit just a week after Ketsana struck the capital and surrounding areas, causing massive floods. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Toll rises in Philippine flooding Oct 11, 2009
The Philippines weather service said Typhoon Parma was finally moving away from the country towards the South China Sea. But officials warned that it could take months for the flooded areas surrounding lakes and rivers to recede. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Philippine flood death toll mounts Oct 10, 2009
It finally moved away late Friday and was charted 250 kilometres (155 miles) northwest of Dagupan on Saturday, slowly moving west into the South China Sea, the government weather station said. Parma had hit just a week after Ketsana struck the capital and surrounding areas, causing massive floods. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
* At least 131 dead after Philippine landslides, floods Oct 10, 2009
It was moving at 11kph toward the South China Sea. Parmas havoc followed the worst floods in more than 40 years in Metro Manila and its outlying provinces brought about last month by Tropical Storm Ketsana, which killed 337 people and left 37 missing. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
Shedding light on Wallace: Forgotten evolutionist lives in Darwin’s shadow Oct 9, 2009
SANTUBONG, Malaysia As he trudges past chest-high ferns and butterflies the size of saucers, George Beccaloni scours a jungle hilltop overlooking the South China Sea for signs of a long-forgotten Victorian-era scientist. He finds what he s looking for: an abandoned, two-story guest house, its doors missing and ceiling caved in. (Carroll County Times, MD)
The Philippines may finally get a break from Tropical Depression Parma Oct 9, 2009
Parma is again moving over Luzon and is expected to finally reach the South China Sea on Friday ... Parma is expected to keep together until it finally moves over the South China Sea and may re-intensify once over open water. (EurekAlert!)
Powerful typhoon slams into Japan, 2 die Oct 8, 2009
After gathering strength over the South China Sea, the typhoon made landfall in midafternoon, about 37 miles (60 kilometers) south of Danang, according to the National Weather Center. Australia cleans up after dust storm. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Typhoon Melor and Tropical Storm Parma mean double trouble in the western Pacific Oct 8, 2009
However, forecasters at the U.S. Navy's Joint Typhoon Warning Center are forecasting Parma to slowly crawl from northeastern Luzon back across the northern island and finally into the South China Sea sometime on October 9. The slow movement across the northern Philippines means more unwelcome rain in the region over the next several days. (EurekAlert!)
Typhoon heads to Japan, storm stalls over Philippines Oct 6, 2009
"Parma moved much closer to the Ilocos region because Typhoon Melor is influencing its movement," Cruz said, adding it was not expected to make landfall and may move southwest towards the South China Sea in the next three days. It is typhoon season in the Philippines and Parma has been drenching the northern part of the country about a week after a previous storm dumped an average month's worth of rain in one day on Greater Manila, displacing nearly a half-million people. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Donations roll in for storm-ravaged Philippine Islands Oct 6, 2009
Meanwhile yesterday, Tropical Storm Parma hovered over the South China Sea after crossing Luzon in the Philippines, leaving at least 16 people dead and bringing more rain to areas still recovering from Ketsana ... Meanwhile yesterday, Tropical Storm Parma hovered over the South China Sea after crossing Luzon in the Philippines, leaving at least 16 people dead and bringing more rain to areas still recovering from Ketsana. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
NASA's Aqua Satellite sees Tropical Storm Parma lingering in the Luzon Strait Oct 6, 2009
In the early morning hours (EDT) today, October 5, the Moderate Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument on NASA's Aqua satellite captured an image of Typhoon Parma in the Luzon Strait and heading into the South China Sea ... The MODIS instrument on NASA's Aqua satellite captured an image of Tropical Storm Parma in the Luzon Strait, heading into the South China Sea, during the early morning hours of ... Right now, there's nothing to push Parma west into the South China Sea, so forecasters at... (EurekAlert!)
China hits out at US over Tibet Oct 6, 2009
The Chinese government has also hit out against the US for a naval confrontation in the South China Sea over the weekend. These tensions have arisen between the two countries within three weeks of Clinton's visit to Beijing, when she met the Chinese president Hu Jintao and premier Wen Jiabao. (India Times, India)
Typhoon Parma hits northern Philippines - 16 die Oct 6, 2009
Parma headed northwest into the South China Sea after passing over the Philippines, but its movement slowed and hooked back toward the country as it began to interact with Typhoon Melor, a storm over the north Pacific Ocean that is pushing west, said chief government forecaster Nathaniel Cruz. It was not expected to hit the Philippine coast again, but was likely to hover nearby and could cause heavy rain for three days, Cruz said. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Latest Typhoon Kills 16 in Philippines Oct 5, 2009
Parma headed northwest into the South China Sea after passing over the Philippines, but its movement slowed to about 6 miles per hour (10 kilometers per hour) and hooked back toward the country as it began to interact with Typhoon Melor, a storm over the north Pacific Ocean that is pushing west, said chief government forecaster Nathaniel Cruz. It was not expected to hit the Philippine coast again, but was likely to hover in an area around 60 miles (100 kilometers) away and could cause heavy rain... (Time.com)
Storm lingers after killing 16 in Philippines Oct 5, 2009
Chief government forecaster Nathaniel Cruz said Parma headed northwest into the South China Sea after passing over the Philippines, which is still reeling from an earlier storm that killed almost 300 people. Parma was now almost still because Typhoon Melor, which was approaching from the west, was pulling it back toward the coast. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Tropical Storm Hovers Over Philippines, Boosting Landslide, Flood Threat Oct 5, 2009
Oct. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Tropical Storm Parma hovered over the South China Sea after crossing Luzon in the Philippines, leaving at least 16 people dead and bringing more rain to areas still recovering from Tropical Storm Ketsana, which hit a week earlier. Two people are missing in northern Luzon after Parma hit as a typhoon two days ago, according to the National Disaster Coordinating Councils latest. (Bloomberg -- Australia & New Zealand)
Typhoon Parma kills 15 in the Philippines Oct 4, 2009
Many areas in the north remained blacked out and cut off from communication on Sunday as Parma left the country and headed towards the South China Sea, while roads were submerged or littered with fallen trees and toppled power lines. Two separate landslides buried homes in the province of Benguet, killing 12 people on Saturday, provincial police director Chief Superintendent Loreto Espinili said. (Yahoo! Asia News)
China's place in the world Oct 3, 2009
There is the big, lolling tongue of its maritime claim in the South China Sea, which unnerves its South-East Asian neighbours. And China keeps giving reminders of its unresolved wrangle with India over what is now the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, which it briefly overran in 1962. (The Economist)
China prudent over tapping combustible ice Oct 3, 2009
China announced the first discovery of the resource under the bed of the South China Sea in May 2007. Wen said the environmental threats from the use of the resource even in a land-based region is enormous, because it releases carbon dioxide or methane into the atmosphere. (Xinhuanet, China)
