-(ABS-CBN News 5/9) Philippines calls home envoy amid new China sea dispute: The Philippines has called home its ambassador to China for consultations, the foreign department said Thursday amid fresh tensions in a long-running maritime territorial dispute.

-(Scribd 4/9) South China Sea: Chinese Stealth ‘Block by Block’: The August 31 aerial photos of concrete blocks at Scarborough Shoal is a new development. It illustrates China’s assertion of sovereignty by stealth. -(The Diplomat 5/9) ASEAN Should Reject a Code of Conduct in the South China Sea: -(The Diplomat 5/9) ASEAN Should Reject a Code of Conduct in the South China Sea

–(PhilStar 5/9) Philippines to file diplomatic protest anew vs China: The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) will soon lodge another diplomatic protest against Beijing following sightings of China's concrete blocks in Philippine-claimed Scarborough Shoal. -(PhilStar 5/8) Manila, Tokyo meet amid China 'construction' in Scarborough

-(Philippine Daily Inquirer 5/9) Beijing hails China-Asean trade amid sea dispute: China’s trade with Southeast Asia could more than double to $1 trillion by 2020, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang told regional leaders, downplaying simmering territorial disputes and stressing their “common destiny,” state media reported on Wednesday.

-(ABS-CBN News 4/9) Philippines finds more Chinese blocks on reef: The Philippines said Wednesday it had spotted more concrete blocks allegedly installed by China on a small group of reefs and rocky outcrops within Filipino territory in the South China Sea. -(Rappler 4/9) China put up 75 blocks in Scarborough 

-(Marine Link 4/9) South China Sea Exercises Joined by LCS1 'USS Freedom': The littoral combat ship 'USS Freedom' (LCS 1) is participating in the Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training (SEACAT) exercise with several regional navies, including Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore.

-(PhilStar 4/9) China building new structures in Scarborough Shoal: China building new structures in Scarborough Shoal: China appears to be building concrete structures in the disputed Bajo de Masinloc or Panatag Shoal (Scarborough Shoal). –(GMA Network 3/9) Philippine Defense chief Gazmin: China committed fresh 'violations' over South China Sea

-(The Diplomat 4/9) Taiwan’s Power Grab in the South China Sea: Despite repeated appeals by Beijing for Taipei to cooperate with it in defending their claimed interests in the South China Sea, Taiwan has categorically denied it has any intention of doing so. –(The National Interest 3/9) Asia's Looming Power Shift

-(SCMP 4/9) Li Keqiang offers Asean cautious backing for South China Sea accord: Premier Li Keqiang tells Asean leaders China supports talks on Code of Conduct for South China Sea through 'friendly consultations' -(The Diplomat 3/9) Philippines: Asia’s “Sick Man” Gets Strong

-(Reuters 3/9) Manila accuses China of sea violation, Beijing says wants peace: The Philippines accused China on Tuesday of violating an informal code of conduct in the South China Sea by planning new structures on a disputed shoal, as China's premier told Southeast Asian leaders Beijing was serious about peace. –(Financial Times 3/9) Philippines accuses China of stoking South China Sea tensions 

-(Vietnamplus 3/9) Vietnamese new book on sea, islands targets youth: The book “100 questions and answers on sea and islands issues for Vietnamese youth” made debut on September 3.

-(PhilStar 2/9) Manila: China set impossible conditions for visit: Philippine officials said Monday that President Benigno Aquino III canceled a trip to a Chinese trade fair after Beijing demanded that he first withdraw a legal complaint over disputed territories in the South China Sea. -(Nationmultimedia 3/9) Undiplomatic rejection shows a lack of maturity

-(Vietnamplus 2/9) Vietnamese, Chinese PMs hold talks: Regarding the sea-related issues, the two sides held that both nations need to together maintain peace and stability in the East Sea, well control the situation at sea and satisfactorily resolve every matter via peaceful negotiations.

-(Philippine Daily Inquirer 2/9) Military drills set amid talks on more US troops in PH: About 2,300 members of the Philippine and US military will hold joint military drills later this month.

-(Taipei Times 1/9) Taiwan left out of US ‘Asia pivot’: Sigur analysis: An academic analysis concludes the “pivot” or “rebalance” in US relations with the Asia-Pacific region has generally overlooked Taiwan. Balancing Acts: The U.S. Rebalance and Asia-Pacific Stability

-(The Wall Street Journal 1/9) Vietnam Strengthens Coast Guard Amid South China Sea Tensions: Vietnam is adding three patrol vessels to its coast guard to take a stronger stance in defending its territorial claims in the South China Sea.