Spratly Islands, Philippines
The Spratly Islands are controversial islands of more than 100 reefs, islets and islands in the South China Sea between the Philippines and Vietnam, the group is claimed variously by Vietnam, China, Taiwan, Malaysia, and the Philippines. The island occupies a total less than five square kilometers and spread over more than 400,000 square kilometers of sea. The South China Sea region is the world’s second busiest international sea lane. More than half of the world’s supertanker traffic passes through the region’s waters. In addition, the South China Sea region contains oil and gas resources strategically located near large energy-consuming countries.
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Chinese Milk Products Can Do Harm To Humans
The Bureau of Food and Drugs (BFAD) temporarily holds the sale of milk products in the Philippines that came from major Chinese dairy companies such as Mengniu Dairy Co and Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group due to suspected melamine contamination. BFAD Director Leticia Gutierrez said the bureau is still conducting tests on locally distributed Yili and Mengniu products after melamine-contaminated milk from China left thousands of infants hospitalized. The milk samples will undergo tests to determine if they are positive for melamine contamination. It will take a couple of weeks to know the results, she added.
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