Phillipines

Manila summons China's envoy over South China Sea...
The Asahi Shimbun
April 11, 2012
MANILA -- The Philippines and China traded diplomatic protests on Wednesday over a standoff in a jointly claimed area in the South China Sea, but Manila ruled out the use of...
Manila, Hanoi try football diplomacy in Spratlys
An aerial view shows Thitu (Pag-asa) Island, part of the disputed Spratly group of islands, in the South China Sea (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
April 10, 2012
MANILA--Philippine and Vietnamese sailors will play football and basketball matches on disputed South China Sea islands in a novel way to build trust in a region long feared as ...
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