(BGF) - Tensions escalated as China enforced a new regulation requiring foreign fishermen to obtain Beijing's permission before operating in South China Sea, particularly on waters close to China that are also claimed by Vietnam. Hanoi reacted, and insisted its claim...

(BGF) - In a response to China's controversial claims over Paracel and Spratly Islands, Thang Tran, President of The Institute for Vietnamese Culture & Education (U.S) announced that he has a collection of 150 maps that were published in England, America, France,...

(BGF) - In a move to defend its territory against China, the Philippines administration had an agreement that will allow more US troops to rotate through Philippine military bases, the Philippine's Manila Standard Today News reported on August 14.  As the Foreign...

(BGF) - China had clarified its controversial laws over Hainan and the South China Sea recently in order to calm regional tensions . However, the analysts still said China has acted on its own in drawing up its new rules and this is one of actors to push ahead with...

(BGF) - Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario spoke in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ foreign ministers meeting in Bandar Seri Begawan, that "the Philippines shall always adhere to the peaceful settlements of disputes through lawful, non-coercive...

(BGF) - Li Jieyu, a research fellow in international relations at at Hainan Provincial Party School pointed out in the Global Times that the Philippines' file against China's territorial claims over the South China Sea is an violation of the stipulations of the UN...