In remarks that carried a barely veiled swipe at China, US Vice-President Mike Pence told leaders of Southeast Asian nations in Singapore on Thursday that "empire and aggression have no place" in the region.[More]
In a sign that the all-around cooperative partnership between China and Singapore has progressed with the times, Premier Li Keqiang started a five-day official visit to the Southeast Asian country with a meeting with his Singaporean counterpart on Monday.[More]
China hopes its talks with Southeast Asian nations on a code of conduct in the South China Sea will bear fruit in three years, visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said here on Tuesday.[More]
Development and construction of China's first deep-water exploration well in the South China Sea, the Lingshui 17-2 gas field, kicked off on Monday in an effort to ensure the country's energy security and gas field construction in the region, China's largest producer of offshore oil and gas said on Monday.[More]
The facilities China put into use recently in the South China Sea will provide more services to countries in the region and effectively support navigational safety, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Thursday.[More]
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