{
  "id": 19980615,
  "title": "Tok Mat says South China Sea code talks nearly 90pc complete, Malaysia pushing for deal by this year",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/tok-mat-says-south-china-sea-code-talks-nearly-90pc-complete-malaysia",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-14T13:15:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/11/14/tok-mat-says-south-china-sea-code-talks-nearly-90pc-complete-malaysia-pushing-for-deal-by-this-year/243290"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Malaysia's Foreign Minister, Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan, has announced that nearly 90% of the proposed Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China Sea has been agreed upon by ASEAN and China. The negotiations are in their final stage, with Malaysia pushing for a deal by the end of this year. The three-year target set for the completion of the COC negotiations will expire this year, and efforts are now focused on aligning the positions of the littoral states involved. Some sensitive terms and provisions still require mutual agreement among the countries involved, but Malaysia is committed to ensuring the negotiations are concluded as soon as possible.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
        "title": "China, South Korea vow to deepen ties at Apec summit as Seoul pushes North Korea talks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/china-south-korea-vow-to-deepen-ties-at-apec-summit-as-seoul-pushes",
        "published": "2026-11-14T11:45:11.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}