South Korea has deployed dozens of Israeli-designed Spike missiles and their launchers to the Baengnyeong and Yeonpyeong islands, a South Korean military spokesman said May 19, The Australian reported.
Vietnam has successfully tested six unmanned aerial vehicles, colloquially known as drones, made by the Vietnam Space Technology Institute, Xinhua reported May 19.
North Korea fired a short-range missile from its eastern coast May 19, just a day after launching three short-range missiles, Reuters reported, citing South Korea's Yonhap news agency.
The Philippines rejected Taiwan's claim that Philippine coast guards intentionally murdered a Taiwanese fisherman on May 9, a spokesman for Philippine President Benigno Aquino III said May 18, AFP reported.
China has issued a fishing moratorium in the waters of the South China Sea, starting at midnight on May 16 and running through Aug. 1, CRI Online reported, citing the fisheries bureau of China's Ministry of Agriculture.