1 - 10 of 29 results for "islands"

  1. 1. learning | 17 Jul 2012

    Tiny islands everyone wants

    About international relations

    By Jon Fernquest

    » Conflicting claims of China & Asean to tiny oil rich islands turned Cambodian summit last week into China-US power struggle.

  2. 2. learning | 06 Dec 2012

    Lights back on in Koh Samui and Koh Phangan (updated)

    Easy English news

    » Holiday islands Koh Samui and Koh Pangan are not so pleasant without electricity and those on the islands are delighted this morning after power was restored. More later.

  3. 3. news | 28 Apr 2013

    Chinese tourists sail to disputed islands: report

    By AFP

    » The first Chinese tour ship to visit disputed South China Sea islands set sail, state media reported, a move likely to stoke a long-running territorial row between Beijing and its neighbours.

  4. 4. travel | 04 Apr 2013

    Thai islands rank top in Asia

    TRAVEL TITBITS

    By Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Newspaper section: Life

    » Koh Tao has been listed among the Top 10 Island Destinations in the World and the top Island Destination in Asia, according to the inaugural Travelers' Choice Islands awards of TripAdvisor, a global travel review we...

  5. 5. news | 22 Apr 2013

    Three Chinese ships spotted off disputed islands: Japan

    By AFP

    » Three Chinese government ships moved into territorial waters off disputed Tokyo-controlled islands late Monday, Japan's coastguard said.

  6. 6. news | 23 Apr 2013

    Japan vows force if Chinese land on disputed islands

    By AFP

    » Japan's prime minister vowed Tuesday to "expel by force" any Chinese landing on islands at the centre of a territorial row, after eight Chinese government vessels sailed into the disputed waters.

  7. 7. news | 07 Apr 2013

    China to open disputed islands to tourism: official

    By AFP

    » China is to open disputed South China Sea islands up to tourism this month, state media reported Sunday, a move likely to inflame a long-running territorial row with its neighbours.

  8. 8. news | 17 May 2013

    Chinese ships in disputed-islands waters: Japan

    By AFP

    » Three Chinese government ships entered the waters of disputed islands on Friday, Japan's coastguard said, more than a year after the then-Tokyo governor set off the row by announcing plans to buy them.

  9. 9. news | 13 May 2013

    Chinese ships spotted in disputed islands waters: Japan

    By AFP

    » Three Chinese government ships remained in the waters off disputed Tokyo-controlled islands for nearly 12 hours on Monday, Japan's coastguard said, as a long-running row shows no sign of fading.

  10. 10. news | 11 Apr 2013

    6.1 quake off Philippines

    By AFP

    » A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck the Batan Islands region in the northern Philippines in the early hours of Thursday, according to the US Geological Survey.

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