Oil Rig Dispute

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  Vietnam Demands That China Move Oil Rig

  Vietnam has demanded that China remove an oil exploration rig from a sea area where the countries are still negotiating a delineation of control and stop complicating the situation with unilateral action.

• China's Top Diplomat to Visit Vietnam Again Amid Sea Dispute

  China's top diplomat will visit Vietnam next week, China said on Friday, five months after he last visited during a period of tension over a Chinese oil drilling rig working in part of the South China Sea both countries claim.

• China to Launch New Marine Surveillance Satellites

  China today said it will launch a new "constellation" of marine surveillance satellites in 2019 to monitor ships, oil rigs and marine disasters, amidst a string of raging maritime disputes with its neighbours.

• Scotland 'Yes' Vote Would Trigger Dispute Over Old Oil Rigs

  Scotland will ask Britain to help finance the cost of removing old North Sea rigs and pipelines even if it votes for independence and gains most of the oil revenues, a move that bankers and lawyers say may result in years of legal battles.

• John Kerry Aims to Calm South China Sea Tensions

  US Secretary of State John Kerry is in Myanmar seeking to calm tensions in the South China Sea between China and its smaller neighbors.

• Sea Row Looms as Southeast Asia Talks Begin

  Southeast Asia kicked off a series of talks on Friday as China faces demands to cease provocative behaviour in disputed waters and host Myanmar falls under the spotlight over concerns about its reform progress.

• China Finishes Oil Drilling in Disputed Waters

  An oil rig that China moved into contested waters to the fury of Vietnam has finished drilling "as planned", the energy company behind the project said, a month earlier than expected.

• China Scolds Vietnam for "Hyping" South China Sea Oil Rig Row

  China's top diplomat scolded Vietnamese officials during talks in Hanoi on Wednesday for "hyping up" a row over a Chinese oil rig drilling in disputed waters in the South China Sea, in tough comments that suggest relations will remain rocky.

• Top China Diplomat Meets Vietnam Officials Amid Tensions Over Oil Rig

  China's top diplomat began a round of meetings with Vietnamese officials in Hanoi on Wednesday as the two countries try to repair a rupture in ties over China's positioning of an oil rig in disputed waters early last month.

• China Diplomat to Visit Vietnam Amid Oil Rig Row

  China's top diplomat will visit Vietnam this week, China's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday, amid an increasingly ugly spat over a Chinese oil rig in the disputed South China Sea.

• Top China Diplomat to Visit Vietnam Amid Oil Rig Row

  China's top diplomat will visit Vietnam this week, China's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday, amid an increasingly ugly spat over a Chinese oil rig in the disputed South China Sea.

• Vietnam Says China Moving Rig; China Denies Sending Warships

  Vietnam said on Wednesday that a Chinese oil rig at the centre of an increasingly bitter territorial dispute appeared to be on the move again, as China denied Vietnamese accusations that it had sent warships to the scene.

• China Says Vietnamese Vessels Rammed its Ships More Than 1,000 Times

  China has accused Vietnam of ramming its ships more than 1,000 times in a disputed part of the South China Sea and said while it wants good relations with its southern neighbour, it would not abandon principles to achieve that.

• Vietnam Accuses China of Sinking Fishing Boat

  Vietnam and China traded accusations Tuesday over who was the aggressor in a clash that led to the sinking of a Vietnamese fishing boat in the South China Sea, sharpening tensions already dangerously high after China moved an oil rig into the disputed waters.

• Vietnam to Help Companies Hit by Anti-China Riots

  Vietnam has promised to provide financial help to businesses hit by anti-China riots which erupted last week over a territorial dispute between Hanoi and Beijing in the South China Sea.