1.   In the Sea of Okhotsk, bounded by Siberia and the Kamchatka Peninsula, a Russian gunboat recently fired on a Chinese fishing vessel, killing two fishermen.

2.   In the Spratly island chain, Philippines warships seized four Chinese fishing vessels Saturday in contested waters.

3.   The Chinese have insisted that the structures on Mischief Reef were intended to serve as a shelter for Chinese fishing vessels.

4.   The Philippine military said its patrol gunboat identified the ship as a Chinese vessel by a red star flag flying on the mast.

5.   The two boats then exchanged heavy fire and the Chinese vessel unsuccessfully tried to ram the Philippine gunboat, the military said.

6.   Philippine President Fidel Ramos recently ordered an increased military presence in the area after Manila discovered permanent structures and Chinese naval vessels on disputed Mischief Reef.

7.   Philippine troops stationed on a disputed island in the Spratlys chain in the South China Sea fired warning shots at a Chinese fishing vessel, the military said Tuesday.

8.   Philippine troops stationed on a disputed island in the Spratlys chain fired warning shots at a Chinese fishing vessel, the military said Tuesday.

9.   Philippine Defense Secretary Orlando Mercado directed the navy to allow Chinese vessels to participate in the rescue efforts.

10.   A Philippine ship on patrol at Scarborough Shoal sighted three Chinese fishing vessels near the rocky outcrop.