11.   But the exclusive zones overlap around the Korean Peninsula, complicating negotiations to draw new sea borders.

12.   Durkee noted that both areas are within the Philippine economic exclusive zone.

13.   Free passage is allowed within the exclusive economic zone but fishing by foreigners is prohibited, the government says.

14.   However, Azerbaijan has continued to insist that the Caspian be designated as a sea so it can have a larger exclusive zone.

15.   If it is a sea, they have exclusive economic zones off the coast.

16.   In Taiwan, a television station reported the rebuilding of the lighthouse, and a newspaper reported Tuesday that two Chinese marine research ships sailed through the exclusive zone.

17.   In response, Tokyo banned South Korean trawlers from parts of its exclusive economic zone, an action South Korea accuses of violating a bilateral fisheries agreement.

18.   Japan, however, prefers a large exclusive zone because few Japanese boats operate in waters close to South Korea.

19.   Kuala Lumpur denies it, saying it built on Malaysian territory within its exclusive economic zone.

20.   Malaysia came under sharp attack earlier this month for secretly building a small structure on one of the islands, which it defended as within its exclusive economic zone.