21.   It warned in an editorial that if there is no collective cooperation it will be difficult for the states of the region to exploit its resources.

22.   The authority is a statutory body with exclusive rights for exploring and exploiting petroleum resources in the so-called Joint Development Area in the Gulf of Thailand.

23.   The strategic region is expected to become second only to the Middle East when its resources are exploited to the full.

24.   Iran and Russia have joined forces to draw up a new legal status for the sea to keep its resources from being exploited unilaterally.

25.   Iran and Russia joined forces Tuesday to draw up a new legal status for the sea to keep its resources from being exploited unilaterally.

26.   Attention is to be focused both on improving energy conservation and on exploiting new resources, the report said.

27.   The Truong Sa port, capable of handling two large ships, was designed to help exploit marine resources in the Spratlys, according to the Vietnamese press.

28.   US astronauts may be headed to the moon after a three decade gap in hopes of exploiting lunar resources, according to a recent study.