-(Vietnamplus 31/5) Vietnam, Singapore look to boost ties: Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on May 31st paid a courtesy call to the host country’s President Tony Tan Keng Yam and met its Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.

-(PhilStar 31/5) Chinese general reveals 'strategy' for Scarborough Shoal takeover: China Daily Mail reported that in a recent television interview, Major General Zhang Zhaozhong said that China's navy has been wrapping the disputed island like a "cabbage" with warships. Analysis over the South China Sea case and its outspread reach: conciliating history, sovereignty and cooperation

-(PhilStar 30/5) Philippines not violating DOC: Philippine Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin on Thursday maintained that the Philippines has been complying with the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea (DOC) and that it was China who has been violating it. Taiwan's students, scholars visited Ba Binh Island.

-(Thanhnien News 31/5) China’s power play will up East Sea ante: Chinese ‘hyper-nationalism’ poised to aggravate East Sea tensions; analysts say Beijing cannot afford to turn back

-(Carnegie Endowment 30/5) How Beijing Can Reassure Its Neighbors in the South China Sea: In an era of international uncertainty and global security challenges, it is in China’s interest to take steps to prevent further militarization of these disputes. Beijing should take steps to foster cooperation with neighbors with which it has maritime disputes. –(Eurasiareview 29/5) South China Sea: Indian Navy Operational Cruise

-(Vietnamplus 30/5) Vietnamese PM to spotlight foreign policy at Shangri La Dialogue: Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung will highlight Vietnam’s foreign policy of peace, independence, self-control, diversification and multilateralisation of international relations at the upcoming 12th Shangri La Dialogue in Singapore. Vietnam’s military delegation attends Shangri-La Dialogue

-(Xinhua 30/5) China rejects Philippines' illegal seizure of Co May Shoal: China will never accept the Philippines' illegal seizure of the Co May Shoal, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said Thursday.

-(Reuters 29/5) South China Sea tension mounts near Filipino shipwreck: A wrecked navy transport ship perched on a remote coral reef could be the next flashpoint in the South China Sea, where China and five other claimants bitterly dispute territory.

-(The Diplomat 28/5) Time for Airpower Diplomacy in the Asia-Pacific: The U.S. Air Force should use airpower development teams to build relations in the regions. -(SCMP 29/5) PLA review warns 'strategic uncertainties' loom large for China

-(Manila Standard Today 28/5) Philippine government advises fishermen to back off from disputed waters to avoid trouble: The government is advising Filipino fishermen who have lost their livelihood to the Chinese military presence in Ayungin Shoal and parts of the Kalayaan Island Group to look for alternative fishing grounds, the Palace said Monday.

-(Shangri-La Voices 28/5) Christian Le Miere: South China Sea channels other disputes: Instability in the South China Sea is nothing new, given the complex web of alliances and disputes in the region. However, a recent event has highlighted another characteristic, namely that the South China Sea can be used as an outlet for discontent over separate, unrelated issues. -(WSWS 29/5) Armed stand-off, mounting tensions, in the South China Sea

-(FocusTaiwan 27/5) Taiwan investigators finish examination of firearms in Manila: Taiwanese investigators in Manila on Monday completed their examination of firearms involved in the May 9 fatal shooting that killed a Taiwanese fisherman.

-(Philippine Daily Inquirer 27/5) Philippines, Taiwan iron out details of probe; NBI team off for Taipei Monday: Did Taiwan set new conditions for helping the Philippines investigate the fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman by Filipino coast guards? Or did Taipei simply try to clarify the rules of cooperation between Taiwanese and Filipino investigators? –(Taipei Times 27/5) Taipei-Manila talks near end

-(SCMP 27/5) PLA Navy's three fleets meet in South China Sea for rare show of force: China's navy has carried out a rare joint exercise, involving its three fleets, in the South China Sea as regional tensions over territorial disputes mount. –(Deccan Herald 26/5) India ignores China, holds drills with Japan navy

-(Philippine Daily Inquirer 26/5) Warship from US to arrive at Philippines next month: Amid aggressive external threats to its sovereignty, the Philippines’ defense capabilities will get a boost with the arrival next month of its latest naval asset acquired from the United States. –(PhilStar 27/5) 2 Chinese vessels spotted in Co May Shoal

-(ABS-CBN News 26/5) Maximum restraint vowed in sea row: Despite China’s latest incursion into Philippine waters and other acts of provocation, Manila is exercising maximum restraint and is sticking to diplomacy in addressing the situation, Malacañang said yesterday.

-(GlobalPost 25/5) US should help mediate territorial dispute between Taiwan and Philippines: The United States should mediate the territorial dispute between Taiwan and the Philippines, for its own interests as well as for the South China Seas region.