China will conduct a military exercise around waters in the East China Sea from 12 p.m. (0400 GMT) to 4 p.m. from Aug. 12 to Aug. 14, the Maritime Safety Administration said in a notice on Friday.

No vessels are allowed to enter the drill area which is in waters along the coast of its eastern city Ningbo.

(Reporting by Albee Zhang and Ryan Woo; editing by Christina Fincher)