-(Mofa.gov.vn 27/6) Remark by Vietnamese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Luong Thanh Nghi on June 26, 2012

-(Inquirer 27/6) Chinese ships never left Scarborough Shoal, says military: A Philippine Navy reconnaissance plane sighted 23 Chinese fishing boats—six large vessels and 17 dinghies—in the lagoon; (Thediplomat 27/6) Cloudy Forecast for U.S.-Thai Ties?

-(Sina 27/6) CNOOC offers 9 offshore blocks for joint operation with foreign firms: Seven of the blocks are sited in the Zhongjianan Basin, while two are located in areas covering the Wan'an Basin and the Nanweixi Basin; (Abs-cbnnews 27/6) Chinese boats return to Scarborough Shoal

-(Businessweek 27/6) Vietnam Calls on Cnooc Parent to Scrap Oil Exploration Bids: Seeking bids for the exploration areas is an illegal act that “seriously violated” Vietnam’s sovereign rights; (Interfaxenergy 26/6) CNOOC raises South China Sea tensions with offshore offer

-(VNN 26/6) ASEAN, China talk on East Sea: Both sides agreed on the commitment to implement the declaration and create a Code of Conduct in the East Sea; (Inquirer 26/6) Filipinos, Vietnamese in US close ranks: Boycott Chinese products

-(WSJ 26/6) How to Defuse South China Sea Conflicts: The Scarborough Shoal standoff holds lessons for the region's many other territorial disputes; (VNN 26/6) FM clarifies content of Vietnam Maritime Law

-(Ruvr 26/6) Beijing seeks dominance of South China Sea with new city: A new city has emerged on the map of China; (Inquirer 26/6) 28 Chinese boats still in Scarborough

-(Xinhua 26/6) China urges Vietnam to respect agreements regarding sea disputes: China on Tuesday repeated its call for Vietnam to respect bilateral agreements regarding maritime disputes and halt its gas exploitation program; China sends patrol ships to South China Sea

-(Nationmultimedia 25/6) Chinese minister: Asean can shape power play in E Asia: China has urged members of ASEAN not to be a bystander or "a tool of major powers" to cope with the new challenges in the current global political and economic atmosphere; (Taiwantoday 25/6) ROC stresses South China Sea sovereignty

-(Philstar 25/6) US seeks greater military access in Asia-Pacific: The US is scheduled to begin deploying in 2014 new P-8A Poseidon reconnaissance and anti-submarine aircraft to the Pacific; (Xinhua 25/6) China urges ASEAN to be independent

-(CSIS 24/6) The South China Sea and Asia Pacific in Transition: Exploring Options for Managing Disputes: The CSIS Southeast Asia Program will host its second annual conference on Maritime Security in the South China Sea June 27-28, 2012; (WSJ 24/6) China Starts to Claim the Seas

-(WP 24/6)Philippine mayor opens kindergarten school on disputed South China Sea island: The Philippines calls the island Pag-asa — or “hope” in Tagalog. It is guarded by Filipino troops; (Channelnewsasia 24/6) Chinese ship 'accidentally rams' Philippines boat