Japan on Saturday extended its designation of its continental shelf to the eastern part of islands some 1,000 kilometres south of Tokyo, enabling the resource-poor country to start research on ...

Vietnam has filed a claim with the United Nations for an extended continental shelf (ECS) in the South China Sea, a month after regional neighbour the Philippines made a similar move, Vietnam's ...

This includes a submission for the North Area of South China Sea, or Vietnam's East Sea, and a joint submission made with Malaysia in 2009 in relation to the southern portion of the area. China ...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of Vietnam filed a claim to the UN’s Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) to extend the limits of its underwater continental shelf in the ...

The Philippines is seeking recognition from the United Nations for its claim to an extended continental shelf to the west of Palawan, facing the South China Sea. But maritime law experts say the ...