Noun1.Ryukyu Islands- a chain of 55 islands in the western Pacific to the to the southwest of Japan (returned by United States to Japan in 1972) Nihon,Nippon,Japan- a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship bu...
Riau Islands, propinsi (or provinsi; province), western Indonesia, that embraces some 2,000 islands in the South China Sea. The province includes, most notably, the Riau archipelago, to the south of Singapore; the Lingga archipelago, off the southeastern
Thus, temperatures remain relatively constant from north to south during the year, and seasons consist of periods of wet and dry. Throughout the country, however, there are considerable variations in the frequency and amount of precipitation. The western shores facing the South China Sea have the...
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Solomon Islands lawmakers elected former Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele as prime minister Thursday in a development that suggests the South Pacific island nation will maintainclose ties with China. Manele used his first speech as ...
China's coast guard this month began regular patrols around the Taiwan-controlled Kinmen islands, which are close to China's coast, after two Chinese nationals died trying to flee Taiwan's coast guard after their boat entered prohibited waters. Kuan Bi-ling, head of Taiwan's...
He spoke highly of the positive contributions made by Chinese enterprises and local governments to the infrastructure construction and improvement of people's livelihood in the Cook Islands. The sound relationship and close cooperation between the Cook Islands and China stand as a strong illustration of...
BEIJING, July 13 (Xinhua) -- Nanhai Zhudao (theSouth China SeaIslands) are China's inherent territory, said a white paper issued Wednesday. The activities of the Chinese people in the South China Sea dated back to over 2,000 years ago, said the document, titled "China Adheres to the ...
(Placename) a group of uninhabited islets and reefs in the N South China Sea, the subject of territorial claims by China and Vietnam. Compare Spratly Islands Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 200...
Where would you like to live?. Following are a few choices: 靠近超级市场(kàojìn chāojíshìchǎng) close to the supermarket 在医院附近(zài yīyuàn fùjìn) in the vicinity of the hospital 在公园旁边(zài gōngyuán pángbiān) by the park ...
JAPAN yesterday switched on a radar station in the East China Sea, giving it a permanent intelligence gathering post close to China’s Diaoyu Islands, and drawing an angry response from China. The new Self Defense Force base on the island of Yonaguni is at the western extreme of a str...