1.   In a warning to Tokyo, South Korean military forces on Thursday practiced repelling imaginary enemy vessels around disputed islets in the Sea of Japan.

2.   A Turkish military vessel rammed a Greek coast guard boat Tuesday near a disputed islet, the site of a heated standoff between the two countries earlier this year.

3.   Foreign Minister Gong Ro-myung said earlier Tuesday that the ownership of the disputed islet is not open for negotiation with Japan.

4.   Greece on Monday denied reports of a shootout with Turkish forces near a disputed Aegean Sea islet and urged media in both countries to show restraint.

5.   In January, U.S. intervention kept the countries from clashing over the disputed islets.

6.   In the latest incident, Greek media had reported a violent confrontation between boatloads of Turkish journalists and coast guard vessels near the disputed islet.

7.   South Korea will soon begin steps to adopt a new sea law, setting the stage for tough negotiations with Japan over disputed islets, officials said Tuesday.

8.   South Korean Foreign Minister Gong Ro-myung said Tuesday that the ownership of a disputed rocky islet is not open for negotiation with Japan.

9.   South Korea announced plans to build a wharf on the disputed islets.

10.   Tensions have been running high between Greece and Turkey since the two countries threatened to go to war earlier this year over two disputed Aegean Sea islets.