Sixth CSIS East Sea conference held in Washington DC
The sixth annual CSIS East Sea (South China Sea) conference took place in Washington D.C., the US, on July 12, shortly after The Hague tribunal ruled on the case brought by the Philippines against China’s unfounded sovereignty claims in the waters.
UN chief calls on East Sea dispute parties abide by law
Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon on July 12 called on parties concerned in disputes in the East Sea to abide by international law and avoid taking actions that could fuel tensions.
German leaders demand Brexit clarity from new British PM
German leaders stepped up the pressure on Britain's incoming prime minister Theresa May on July 12 by demanding she swiftly spell out when she will launch divorce proceedings with the European Union.
PCA’s press release on East Sea arbitration
There was no legal basis for China to claim historic rights to resources within the sea area enclosed by the nine-dash line as ruled by the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague, the Netherlands.
Migrant flows to EU eased after Turkey deal, 'front line' moved to Italy
The flow of refugees and migrants to Europe has slowed since April when the European Union sealed a deal with Turkey to halt illegal traffic across the Aegean Sea, the region's border agency chief said on July 12.
Clinton welcomes South China Sea ruling, says critical to US economy
US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said July 12 she welcomes an international tribunal's ruling denying China's claims in the South China Sea, saying the waters were "critical" to the US economy.
Car bomb kills nine north of Baghdad
At least nine people were killed and 32 wounded on July 12 when a car packed with explosives was detonated in a district just north of Baghdad, security and medical sources said.
Singapore jails four Bangladeshis for terrorist financing
Singapore, on July 12, sentenced four Bangladeshis to between two and five years in jail after they pleaded guilty to raising money for an alleged terror plot in their home country.
More responses to PCA’s ruling on Philippines-China dispute
Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on July 12 issued a statement calling on parties in the Philippines’s lawsuit against China on disputes in the East Sea to fully respect legal and diplomatic processes following the ruling issued by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague.
US, Japan affirm tribunal’s East Sea-related ruling legally binding
The State Department of the US on July 12 affirmed that the ruling made by the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) on the Philippines’s lawsuit against China’s claims in the East Sea (known as the South China Sea) is an important contribution to the shared goal of a peaceful resolution.