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July 1, 2025
China barred Tolentino from entering the country on Tuesday, citing his "egregious behavior" in matters like the South China Sea dispute a day after he finished his six-year tenure. Tolentino had campaigned on his efforts last year to introduce…
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June 25, 2025
China and India, the two largest thermal coal importers in the world, are cutting back on Indonesian shipments in favor of more energy-dense grades imported from other countries. This is because a fall in global coal prices has made high-quality coals more competitive.
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June 20, 2025
Trade and shipping data revealed that Russia increased its seaborne fuel oil exports and vacuum gasoil to India and Turkey during May, as the falling oil prices attracted buyers and the hot summer season demanded more fuel. The oil price fell…
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June 17, 2025
Mitsui O.S.K., Japan's second-largest shipping company. Lines (MOL), Malaysia's Misc Bhd, and Petroliam Nasional Bhd(Petronas), have formed a joint-venture. It said Tuesday that it will operate Liquefied carbon dioxide (LCO2) carriers. MOL announced that the joint company Jules Nautica Sdn.
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June 11, 2025
A U.S. official revealed that the Trump administration is reviewing a defense agreement worth hundreds of millions of dollars signed by former president Joe Biden with Australia and Britain, which allowed Australia to purchase conventionally-armed nuclear submarines.
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June 6, 2025
Fishermen fear that they will now be forced to compete with large vessels on municipal waters, a 15-km (9-mile) stretch of water off the coasts of cities. Rommel Escarial (37), who has been fishing Manila Bay since he became a teenager, said that once commercial fishing vessels entered the area…
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June 5, 2025
Manila's military said that the Philippines and United States have been sailing together in the South China Sea seven times to improve interoperability. The exercise, which was held in the waters near the provinces Occidental Mindoro, Zambales…
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May 30, 2025
The captain of the container ship which collided with a U.S. oil tanker near Britain's East Coast pleaded guilty to manslaughter through gross negligence in London on Friday. Vladimir Motin was a Russian citizen, aged 59. He was the captain…
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May 28, 2025
According to officials and security documents, China has shown its strength by sending a large number of coast guard and naval vessels across a wide area of East Asian water. This move has unnerved the regional capitals. Three regional security officials…
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May 20, 2025
Manila's armed services announced on Wednesday that the Coast Guard vessels from the Philippines and United States had participated in their first joint maritime exercise with air and naval units in the contested South China Sea. The Philippine Navy…
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May 16, 2025
The Indonesian navy has arrested four Myanmar citizens and a Thai citizen who were found on board a ship that was carrying cocaine and methamphetamine worth $425million. The navy reported that officers apprehended a ship in Tanjung Balai Karimun…
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May 16, 2025
Ahn Deuk Geun, South Korea's Minister of Trade and Industry, said that he had met with U.S. trade representative Jamieson Greer on Friday and requested a waiver for Washington's tariffs. Ahn said that the South Korean delegation will visit the…
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May 5, 2025
The Philippines deployed a coastguard vessel and an airplane to confront and escort the Chinese research ship that it claimed was engaged in illegal marine scientific research within its exclusive economic zone. PCG released a statement Monday…
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April 30, 2025
A 26-man attack on Hindu tourists in Indian Kashmir has caused tensions between India, Pakistan, and fears of conflict. Pakistan has said it has intelligence that India plans to launch military action. According to the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London…
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April 29, 2025
China's Navy conducted a South China Sea patrol on Tuesday. It claimed that the Philippines was creating "disturbances", and conducting its own patrols in conjunction with other countries. China, which claims nearly the entire South China Sea…
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April 23, 2025
Singapore's Keppel Ltd announced on Thursday that its net profit for the first quarter, excluding legacy assets in offshore and maritime (O&M), increased by 25%. This was due to a strong performance from its infrastructure segment, and a stronger performance in asset-management.
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April 28, 2025
On Monday, a senior South Korean official said that Seoul will not agree to a package of trade deals with Washington before the June 3 presidential elections. He also noted the challenges in reaching an agreement even by early July. Seoul's…
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April 28, 2025
The Philippines denied on Monday that news reports claiming Beijing had seized control over a reef in dispute in the South China Sea were true, after their personnel landed and discovered no Chinese presence on the unoccupied sandbars. The Chinese…
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April 28, 2025
On Monday, a senior South Korean official ruled out the possibility of a deal being reached with the United States before the presidential elections in the Asian nation on June 3. He also noted that reaching an agreement even by early July would be difficult.
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April 28, 2025
South Korean companies Korea Midland Power Co. (KOMIPO), Korea Southern Power Co. (KOSPO), and SK subsidiary PRISM Energy International, have released a tender to purchase one liquefied gas (LNG). The cargo is due for delivery in the month of June.
