Signatories say Asean still best placed to ease tensions
It was important that ASEAN members "speak out and represent what common ground they found on issues."
The two countries held joint military drills in the Sea of Japan and the Mediterranean last year
"They said if you will insist on the ruling, discussing it along those lines, then we might be headed for a confrontation...
"This is a blanket call for quiet, not some attempt to rally the region against China, which would play into a false narrative...
Beijing called the Philippines' claims of sovereignty in the South China Sea "baseless" and an "act of bad faith"
"Big nations should not bully smaller ones, disputes should be resolved peacefully," he told an audience in Hanoi.
Beijing views access to the Pacific as vital both as a supply line to the rest of the world's oceans...
"China hopes the U.S. will scrupulously abide by its promise to not take sides in relevant territorial disputes and play...
Issues of security and freedom of navigation and aviation must be resolved internationally, the Foreign Ministry said
"These may take time but we would like to move to the next level."
All activities on Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) Islands without Vietnam’s consent were illegal, foreign ministry said
About 100 Chinese fishing boats were detected encroaching in Malaysia's waters, Malaysia said last week
The United States has accused China of raising tension by its apparent deployment of surface-to-air missiles on a...