-(Eastasiaforum 2/1) Vietnam ropes in stakeholders to China territorial dispute: Hanoi hopes to create more stakeholders who can withstand hegemonistic Chinese ambitions in the area.

-(Vietnamplus 1/1) First Kilo submarine arrives in Vietnam: Heavy lift vessel Rolldock Sea , carrying the first Kilo submarine Russia is building for Vietnam , arrived at the Cam Ranh port in central Khanh Hoa province, after a one-and-a half month voyage from St Petersburg .

-(Reuters 1/1) China's first aircraft carrier completes South China Sea drill: China's first aircraft carrier has successfully finished a series of tests during a training mission in the disputed South China Sea and has returned to port, state media reported.s-(Nationalinterest 2/1) China's Near-Seas Challenge

-(Global Times 1/1) China ready to further advance ties with US: China is willing to work with the United States to continue to promote the development of Sino-US relations in 2014, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Tuesday. 

-(Strait Times 1/1) China mulls revamping military regions, says Japan report: China is considering reorganising its seven military regions into five in a bid to respond more swiftly to a crisis, the Japanese daily Yomiuri Shimbun reported on Wednesday. -(Csmonitor 31/12) 2013: In Asia, growing rivalry between Japan and China

-(Myanmar Times 30/12) Resolve on South China Sea key to ASEAN chair: Myanmar must avoid bowing to any form of international pressure on the South China Sea dispute when it takes the ASEAN chairmanship next year, a government official says.

-(People's Daily Online 30/12) Liaoning to conduct core weapon system training to assess three core capabilities: At the end of November China's first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, formed a battle group to undertake ocean-based maneuvers in the South China Sea for the first time. China's diplomacy in transition

-(Todayonline 30/12) South China Sea: Slim hopes of early resolution: After a year marred by several flare-ups in the region over territorial claims, South-east Asian countries are closely watching the developments in the East China Sea as they hope for a breakthrough in 2014 in resolving their own disputes, said analysts. –(New Strait Times 30/12) Muted Asean response to China's ADIZ

-(American Thinker 29/12) Will 2014 see a repeat of 1914? That's the provocative question asked in a penetrating essay by Oxford don Margaret MacMillan that is causing quite a stir around the world since it first appeared on the Brookings Institution's  website on December 14.

-(Vietnamplus 28/12) Cambodian PM wraps up Vietnam visit: Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on December 28 concluded his three-day official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Tan Dung.