China's expanding maritime tactics raise alarm across Asian watersChina is intensifying its presence in contested Asian waters using large fleets of fishing vessels, coast guard ships, and maritime militia...
16 May, 2026, 05.55 PM IST
Chinese proverb of the day: 'Hang a sheep’s head to sell...' Life lessons on deception, false advertising, hypocrisy and why one should not easily believe promises or pleasant appearancesChinese proverb of the day explains the meaning of the idiom “Hang a sheep’s head to sell dog meat.” The story explores deception, false ad...
15 May, 2026, 12.31 PM IST
Japan seizes Chinese fishing vessel, arrests captainIn November, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi enraged China by suggesting that Japan would intervene militarily if Beijing sought to take Taiw...
13 Feb, 2026, 07.21 AM IST
Taiwan coast guard intercepts Chinese vessels near Dongsha IslandTensions flared in the South China Sea. Taiwan's Coast Guard pushed back a Chinese coast guard ship and a fishing boat near Dongsha Island....
14 Sep, 2025, 02.50 PM IST
Chinese ships gather near island disputed with Philippines, satellite images showSatellite images have revealed a build-up of Chinese civilian vessels near Thitu Island. The Philippines navy, however, states there is no ...
29 Nov, 2024, 07.21 AM IST
Indian Navy locates capsized Chinese fishing vessel, life raftThe distant-water fishing vessel "Lupeng Yuanyu 028", owned by Penglai Jinglu Fishery Co Ltd based in Shandong province, capsized early on ...
19 May, 2023, 06.22 PM IST
Chinese fishing vessel sinks in Indian Ocean; India Navy deploys P8I aircraft to help search operationThe Indian Navy deployed a P-8I maritime patrol aircraft to help in the search and rescue of a Chinese fishing vessel with 39 crew members ...
19 May, 2023, 11.52 AM IST
Chinese fishing boat capsizes in Indian Ocean, 39 crew members missingThe distant-water fishing vessel "Lupeng Yuanyu 028", owned by Penglai Jinglu Fishery Co Ltd based in Shandong province, capsized early on ...
17 May, 2023, 08.34 AM IST
Chinese militia boats cross Indian, ASEAN warships exercising in South China SeaBoats suspected to be belonging to Chinese maritime militia reportedly approached an area where the navies of India and ASEAN countries wer...
08 May, 2023, 06.04 PM IST
Spurt in China's DWF vessels in high seas on radar of Indian security set-upChina's extensive use of DWF vessels in the high seas has increasingly become an environmental hazard, especially in the Northern Indian Oc...
06 Feb, 2023, 12.04 AM IST
China’s assault on the environment continues on the High SeasIndustrialized nations like China are meeting their seafood needs with their highly sophisticated fishing fleet operating in international ...
04 Feb, 2023, 04.06 PM IST
Challenges from Chinese distant water fishing fleets in AfricaAccording to a comprehensive report published by IJ-Reportika, about 20% of the global IUU catch comes from just six western African countr...
24 Jan, 2023, 10.10 AM IST
China fishing fleet defied US in standoff on high seasThousands of miles away, a heavily-armed US Coast Guard cutter sailed up to a fleet of a few hundred Chinese squid-fishing boats not far fr...
01 Nov, 2022, 07.21 PM IST
Philippines protests "blocking" of its patrol ships by China“While we acknowledge that China's military capability is more advanced than ours, this does not prevent us from defending our national int...
03 May, 2021, 02.56 PM IST
International community must protest Beijing's SCS aggression amid pandemicLast Sunday Vietnam lodged a formal protest following China's announcement the previous day that it is setting up two administrative units ...
21 Apr, 2020, 10.04 AM IST
Alarm over Chinese research ships in Indian Ocean RegionThe presence of research vessels have raised security concerns as experts believe that the Chinese could be surveying the Indian Ocean to i...
30 Jan, 2020, 09.00 AM IST
India tells stranded Chinese vessels to sail to Iran at the earliestIndian Coast Guard authorities had said that Chinese fishing trawlers took shelter at Diu, after they were unable to sail due to bad sea co...
04 Jul, 2015, 01.54 AM IST