THE Philippine and Vietnamese coast guards held firefighting and search-and-rescue exercises off Manila on Friday, the first such drills between the two countries with maritime disputes with Beijing in the South China Sea.
The Philippines and Vietnam both claim part of the strategic waterway's Spratly archipelago, but said the drills at the mouth of Manila Bay contributed to maintaining peace and stability in the contested sea.
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