Title:

 PH, Vietnam leaders talk on delineation of maritime boundaries

Author:

Jelly Musico

Source:

Philippine News Agency

Date:

October 12, 2018

Description:

BALI, Indonesia -- President Rodrigo R. Duterte and Vietnam Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc discussed the delineation of maritime boundaries when the two leaders met on Thursday on the sidelines of the ASEAN Leaders’ Meeting here.

Title:

 US-China Tensions Spill over into South China Sea

Author:

Ian Storey

Source:

ISEAS

Date:

October 11, 2018

Description:

China’s more robust response to America’s most recent freedom of navigation operation (FONOP) in the Spratly Islands is a clear demonstration of how the intensification of Sino-US rivalry is increasingly being played out in the heart of maritime Southeast Asia.

Title:

 Near-collision of US warship and 'aggressive' Chinese Destroyer in South China Sea captured in photos

Author:

Andrew Greene

Source:

ABC News

Date:

October 10, 2018

Description:

Leaked US Navy images have captured the dramatic moment a Chinese warship came perilously close to an American destroyer as it conducted a "freedom of navigation" patrol in the South China Sea.

Title:

 PH-China working on Xi Jinping's state visit to Manila

Author:

Joyce Ann L. Rocamora

Source:

PNA

Date:

 September 28, 2018

Description:

MANILA -- Chinese Ambassador Zhao Jianhua on Thursday night said Philippines and China are preparing for President Xi Jinping's state visit to the country by end of the year. "The plan is that he will come to the Philippines for a state visit but the specific date and month have not been finalized yet so we’re in close coordination with the Filipino side to prepare for the, most likely, state visit," he told reporters in Makati City.