Excerpt from report by Hong Kong newspaper South China Morning Post website on 5 September ["Vietnam Protests Over Chinese 'Invasion Plans'"; headline as provided by source] Vietnam has formally protested to China over so-called "invasion plans" appearing on mainland websites that purport to detail the complete military occupation of the country by China.

Text of report by Singapore newspaper The Straits Times website on 30 July [Article by Michael Richardson: "Asia's Hunger for Oil and Natural Gas"] Rising demand for oil to churn up South China Sea ASIA'S thirst for oil and natural gas, together with a new generation of deep-water oil drilling vessels being built in China, South Korea and Singapore, combine to intensify the jockeying for control of a vast area of the South China Sea that is being disputed by six regional countries.

Text of report in English by Vietnamese news agency VNA website Hanoi (VNA) -Vietnam has full historical and legal evidence to affirm its sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos, Vietnamese Foreign Ministry spokesman Le Dung affirmed on May 5.

Text of report in English by Taiwanese Central News Agency website Taipei, Feb. 10 (CNA) - President Chen Shui-bian landed Sunday on the Taiwan-held Dongsha Island in the South China Sea for a visit to military personnel stationed there, whom he wished a happy Lunar New Year.

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