LINKTV Newsline October 30, 2015
From overseas. An International Arbitration court has decided to hear a case filed by the philippines of a territorial dispute with china. The case involves the group of islands in the south china sea. China claims sovereignty over almost the entire south china sea. The philippines, vietnam, and other parties also claim parts of it. The Philippine Government says china territorial claims violate the u. N. Convention. Theyve taken their argument to the Permanent Court of arbitration in the hague. On thursday, the court ruled it will hear part of the case. The tribunal rejected chinas argument t...