Sydney, Apr. 26 (Xinhua-ANI): Australia will deploy a guided- missile frigate, HMAS Sydney, to join the U.S. 7th Fleet in Japan at a time of heightened tensions on the Korean peninsula and in the South China Sea, according to The Australian on Friday.

Washington, Mar. 13 (ANI): President Barack Obama joked about the Sultan of Brunei's great wealth as the Asian leader visited the White House on Tuesday.

London, Feb 28 (ANI): A restaurant in Beijing restaurant has refused to serve Japanese, Filipino and Vietnamese customers as these three Asian neighbours are currently involved in simmering maritime disputes with China.

London, Jan. 23 (ANI): The Philippines has said it will challenge China's territorial claims in the South China Sea at a UN tribunal.

New Delhi, Dec.21 (ANI): The India-ASEAN Special Commemorative Summit began in New Delhi with participating nations vowing to step up cooperation on maritime security, a move that comes amid tension with China in the potentially oil- and gas-rich South China Sea.

Tokyo, Dec. 20 (ANI): China has improved coordination between its military and government bodies that enforce laws to secure its maritime interests, the Defense Ministry's think tank has said in a report.

New Delhi, Dec. 18 (ANI): India said on Tuesday that Beijing should respect maritime rights of other countries to navigate freely in the much-disputed South China Sea, while stating clearly that any presumed threat by China to its sovereignty can be resolved through dialogue.

London, Dec 10 (ANI): Rare protests have taken place in Vietnam amid maritime territorial disputes with neighbouring China.

London, Dec 1 (ANI): ASEAN head Surin Pitsuwan has expressed concerns that China's plan to board ships in disputed areas of the South China Sea could escalate tensions in the region.

Sydney, Nov. 29 (ANI): Police in the southern Chinese island province of Hainan will board and search ships that enter into what China consider its territorial waters in the disputed South China Sea.

London, Nov 29 (ANI): Now, the Philippines has said that it will not stamp visas in a new Chinese passport because it includes a map of the South China Sea that Manila says shows its territory.

Sydney, Nov 28 (ANI): The United States will raise concerns with China over a new map in its passports that lays claim to disputed areas in the South China Sea, says a report.

London, Nov 27 (ANI): Vietnamese authorities have refused to stamp new Chinese passports bearing a map that lays claim to disputed areas in the South China Sea.

New Delhi, Nov 23 (ANI): China has reportedly depicted Arunachal Pradesh and Aksai Chin as part of its territory in its new passports.

Sydney, Nov 23 (ANI): Vietnam and the Philippines have protested against China's decision to include disputed South China Sea islands on maps printed inside new passports issued by the country.

Phnom Penh, Nov. 21 (ANI): Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has made a strong defence of his country's claim to almost all of the South China Sea.

Phnom Penh (Cambodia), Nov.20 (ANI): Leaders of Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) and regional partners attended dinner at Cambodia's Diamond Island Convention Centre on Monday, and brought to an end to a tense day of talks on the South China Sea issue, which threatened to expose rifts between ASEAN members and also China over how the issue should be dealt with

Phnom Penh, Nov. 20 (ANI): Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has emphasized on the importance of international law in resolving territorial rows in the South China Sea.

Phnom Penh, Nov. 19 (ANI): Ahead of the Seventh East Asia Summit that is to be held here on Tuesday, India has said it supports the establishment of a code of conduct to make South China Sea an area of cooperation.

Washington, Sep 25 (ANI): The United States wants Asian leaders to resolve the increasingly heated territory disputes in the Asia Pacific, and, is urging them to work things out peacefully, analysts have said.

Beijing, Sept. 24 (ANI): China's first aircraft carrier has been handed over to the navy of the People's Liberation Army amid rising tensions over disputed waters in the East and South China Seas.

Beijing, Sept. 5 (ANI): Talks between Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and the Chinese leadership have failed to narrow gaps on how to end the crisis in Syria and resolve Beijing's territorial disputes with its neighbours over the South China Sea.

Beijing Sept. 5 (ANI): China has urged the United States not to meddle in the South China Sea dispute, as U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton began a two-day visit to the country.

Beijing, Sept. 5 (ANI): China's likely next president Xi Jinping has cancelled a meeting with the visiting US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, a US official said.

New Delhi, Sep 4 (ANI): Chinese Defence Minister General Liang Guanglie met his Indian counterpart A. K. Antony here on Tuesday to discuss measures to help avoid flare-ups along the border between the nuclear-armed Asian giants at a time when Beijing is grappling with a change of leadership and friction in the South China Sea.