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The European Union, Australia, India, Malaysia, Singapore, and Turkey ground all Boeing 737 MAX 8 jets. This means 40% of the global fleet is now grounded, with Indonesia, China and several airlines grounding their aircraft yesterday. Boeing states they will issue a software update for the model within weeks.
2019-03-12

The Chinese captain of MV "Ever Juder" is charged in connection with an oil pipeline rupture and fire that killed five. He and 21 of his crew are detained in Balikpapan, Indonesia after the ship's anchor was dropped in a prohibited area. The dragging anchor struck and ruptured the pipe.
2018-04-27

Filipino fishermen say China has deployed up to five ships around the disputed Quirino Atoll, also known as Jackson Atoll, in the South China Sea, preventing them from accessing traditional fishing grounds.
2016-03-1

China reportedly deploys several J-11 and Xian JH-7 fighter jets to the disputed Woody Island in the South China Sea.
2016-02-23

Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin says the United States was making political provocations with its patrols in the disputed South China Sea. He also says China is building military facilities on islands and reefs in the South China Sea as part of its national defense policy. Yesterday, U.S. President Barack Obama said, for the sake of regional stability, countries should stop building artificial islands and militarizing their claims in this sea.
2015-11-22

Indonesia announces that it is planning to take China to court over the Natuna Islands. [https:--www.forbes.com-sites-timdaiss-2015-11-12-indonesia-ups-the-ante-in-disputed-south-china-sea-oil-and-gas-lurks-in-the-background- ("Forbes")]Territorial disputes in the South China Sea
2015-11-14

Indonesia announces that it is planning to take China to court over the Natuna Islands.
2015-11-14

The Philippines asks the International Court of Arbitration at The Hague to invalidate China's claims to virtually all of the South China Sea. The hearing was attended by observers from Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam.
2015-07-9

The Philippines submits to The Hague-based Permanent Court of Arbitration a 3,000-page document containing additional volumes of arguments, evidence, and maps seeking to nullify China’s sweeping claim over the resource-rich South China Sea.
2015-03-17

Vietnam accuses China of cutting seismic survey cables from one of its ships in the South China Sea.
2012-12-3