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Chopper rescue pilots get 'night vision'

Metro | Crime and public security
2009-9-17

THE regional sea rescue force, responsible for life-saving missions in the East China Sea, had begun training helicopter pilots and salvage crews to conduct night operations, officials said yesterday. Authorities...

Ban floated for Yangtze fish

Metro | Food
2009-4-24

THE commercial fishing for knife fish, an endangered species reputed to be the "No. 1 delicacy in the Yangtze River," may be banned. Knife fish, whose numbers have dropped sharply in recent years, are likely to...

Offshore monitoring for quakes

Metro | Science
2009-2-10

THE nation's first offshore earthquake-monitoring station has been set up on an oil rig in the East China Sea to help experts evaluate the impact offshore earthquakes could have on China's east coast and predict...

Sea rescue after three fishermen injured

Metro | Traffic
2008-10-9

THREE fishermen were injured and had to be rescued from the East China Sea following an accident aboard their ship yesterday. Around midday their net is believed to have caught on something underwater, which caused...

Line on the sea: China makes Chunxiao clear

National
2008-6-20

THE sovereign rights of the Chunxiao oil and gas field in the East China Sea belong to China, Vice Foreign Minister Wu Dawei said in Beijing yesterday. The "cooperative development" of the Chunxiao oil and gas...

China, Japan set deal over East China Sea

National
2008-6-19

CHINA and Japan have agreed to "march the first step in joint development" in a selected area of the East China Sea, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu said yesterday. The two countries can jointly benefit from...

China, Japan reach principled consensus on East China Sea issue

National
2008-6-18

CHINA and Japan, through consultations on an equal footing, reached principled consensus on the East China Sea issue, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu made the announcement today. The announcement...

China, Japan make progress on East China Sea consultation

National
2008-6-17

THE Chinese Foreign Ministry confirmed yesterday that the consultation with Japan on the East China Sea had "made remarkable progress". "The two sides now are working out the final details," said Foreign Ministry...

Hu to visit Japan despite dumpling incident

National
2008-3-12

PRESIDENT Hu Jintao will visit Japan this year though the date has yet to be determined, China's top diplomat announced today. Hu's proposed visit to Japan...

Missing at sea

National
2008-2-28

The number of seamen missing off China's east coast since the weekend rose to 17 on Tuesday when one person disappeared after a boat capsized. One person has been confirmed dead in three maritime accidents in...