China plans new patrol in disputed South China Sea: Media

  China will set up new civilian patrols with a 5,000-ton vessel in the disputed South China Sea, state-run media said on Tuesday, in another move that could inflame territorial disputes. Beijing claims much of the waters and has put a vast swathe of it under the administration of Sansha city, in the contested Paracel…

China plans new patrol in disputed South China Sea: Media

  China will set up new civilian patrols with a 5,000-ton vessel in the disputed South China Sea, state-run media said on Tuesday, in another move that could inflame territorial disputes. Beijing claims much of the waters and has put a vast swathe of it under the administration of Sansha city, in the contested Paracel…

Two missing after tugboat, barge sink

  Two ship crew members are missing after a tugboat and a coal barge sank in the Batanghari River in Jambi on Monday. The two missing men, identified as Teguh and Dodi, had not been found as of Tuesday. Witnesses said the tugboat, which was towing the barge, had become unstable due to the river’s…