US, TAIWAN JOIN HANDS TO BOOST COOPERATION BETWEEN THEIR COAST GUARDS

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• The two countries have signed a MOU that establishes a working group to improve communications, build cooperation, and share information on coast guard-related efforts

• The US has been taking steps to counter China’s use of its coast guard by depl...

CHINA’S NEW COAST GUARD RULES ARE NOT AIMED AT A SPECIFIC COUNTRY

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• China’s new coast guard rules are not aimed at a specific country.
• China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi voiced the same.
• China claims Japanese-administered Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea are part of it...

ANOTHER PAIR OF CHINESE COAST GUARD VESSELS ENTER SENKAKU ISLANDS

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• Another pair of Chinese coast guard vessels enter Senkaku Islands.
• Tokyo lodged protests against Beijing’s new law which allows the coast guard to use weapons when required.
• The two Chinese vessels intruded the wate...

JAPANESE VESSEL ASKED TO LEAVE S. KOREA’S EEZ BY THE COUNTRY’S FOREIGN MINISTRY

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• Japanese vessel asked to leave S. Korea’s EEZ by the country’s Foreign Ministry.
• The South Korean Coast Guard made the request after spotting the Japanese vessel conducting research.
• The research by the Japane...

S. KOREA NAVY AND THE COAST GUARD STAGED ANNUAL MILITARY EXERCISE IN DOKDO

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• S. Korea Navy and the Coast Guard staged annual military exercise in Dokdo.
•  The annual military drill took place on Dec.4 and was held on a smaller scale.
• The S. Korean Air Force and the Marines did not take part in...

$100 MILLION CHINESE FILM ‘THE RESCUE’ HITS UNITED STATES BIG SCREENS

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• $100 million Chinese film ‘The Rescue’ hits the United States big screens.
• The movie was released in a limited theatrical release.
• The movie is released by CMC Pictures with Chinese and English subtitles in se...

JAPAN PROTEST AGAINST CHINESE SHIPS APPROACHING DISPUTED SENKAKU ISLANDS

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• Japan protest against Chinese ships approaching disputed Senkaku Islands.
• Two Chinese ships approached a Japanese fishing boat.
• The China Coast Guard ships is said to have intruded Japanese territorial waters on...

JAPAN COAST GUARD AND TAIWANESE FISHING BOAT INVOVLVED IN COLLISION IN THE EAST CHINA SEA

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• Japan coast guard and Taiwanese fishing boat involved in collision in the East China Sea.
• The two got into a minor collision off the disputed Senkaku Islands.
• The Japan coast guard was warning the boat to leave the waters...

JAPANESE COAST GUARD SAVES A SURVIVOR FLOATING IN A RAFT IN THE EAST CHINA SEA

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• Japanese coast guard saves a survivor floating in a raft in the East China Sea.
• The survivor was from a ship carrying thousands of cows from New Zealand heading to Tangshan.
• The survivor is a Philippine national.
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SEARCH OPERATION LAUNCHED TO SEARCH MISSING FREIGHTER BY THE JAPAN COAST GUARD

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• Search operation launched to search missing freighter by the Japan Coast Guard.
• A freighter with 43 foreign crew members and about 5,800 cattle aboard.
• The freighter went missing while travelling the East China Sea.
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