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The long rebounds off Qatar’s misses also put Japan into transition and allowed them to get quick and effective shots amid its opponent’s scrambled defense.

Iran’s junior basketball players have advanced to the quarterfinal round of the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship in China following a well-deserved and emphatic victory over Palestine. China is the only unbeaten team in the entire tournament.

Hurting after he accidentally rolled his right ankle early in the second quarter, Blatche battled through pain to lead Gilas Pilipinas past Japan, 73-66, in a close and thrilling match at the Changsha Social Work College’s Gymnasium here to notch its third straight win,...

De Lima sacked two BI personnel – Administrative aide Rogelo Udarbe Jr. and immigration officer Wesley Gutierrez – for allegedly aiding the Reyes brothers in their escape. “We acknowledge the efforts of Interpol and Thai authorities in making this...

“China has already figured out how ASEAN works on the South China Sea, it knows how to divide us”.

In a joint press conference, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Thai Foreign Minister General Tanasak Patimapragorn stated that non-regional countries should refrain from actions that may escalate discord in the South China Sea.

Work on the joint statement continued on Thursday, despite the fact that it was supposed to have been finished on Wednesday.

Tensions over the South China Sea have dominated talks this week in the Malaysian capital, where Asean foreign ministers have also met their counterparts from various countries, including China and the United States.

Tensions came to the fore at the ongoing East Asia and Asean Foreign Ministers Meeting in Malaysia, with countries including USA, India, Japan and Australia expressing deep concern over China’s territorial claim and creation of artificial islands in the South China Sea...

“The overall situation in the South China Sea is stable and there is no possibility of major conflict”, said a statement issued by the Chinese Foreign Ministry early yesterday morning.

The issue was a hot topic at the annual meeting of ASEAN foreign ministers this Tuesday.

It was packing maximum sustained winds of 75 kph and gustiness of 90 kph.

The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) travels to Manila, as Philippines Health Officials confirmed first positive case of a 36-year-old man.

Brunei, Malaysia, Taiwan and Vietnam also have territorial claims in the busy waters, which are among the world’s busiest. The Philippines, however, has claimed that the case is predominately about maritime boundaries, pointing specifically at the rights of Filipino...

Two helipads, up to 10 satellite communications antennas and one possible radar tower were visible on Fiery Cross Reef, where Beijing is believed to have carried out the most extensive reclamation works among the islets it occupies.