The joint exercise comes after a series of air and sea encounters between the Philippines and China, which have sparred over disputed areas of the South China Sea, including the Scarborough Shoal, one of Asia’s most contested features, which has been occupied by China’s coast guard for more than a decade. Australia and the Philippines […]
Read MoreThe United States will unveil a major revamp of its military command structure in Japan and other measures to deepen defence ties with its Asian ally at high-level security talks in Tokyo on Sunday, a US official said. The overhaul comes as Tokyo looks to establish a new joint headquarters to oversee its armed forces […]
Read MoreHANOI/WASHINGTON, July 25 (Reuters) – The United States and Vietnam are discussing the sale of Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules military transport planes to Hanoi, two people familiar with the discussions said, in a sign of closer security cooperation between the two former foes. The talks could lead to a supply agreement this year, the sources […]
Read MoreCommerce and trade ministers from the United States, Japan and South Korea vowed on Wednesday to cooperate on strategic issues including artificial intelligence (AI) safety, export controls, clean energy and semiconductor supply chains. “We’re doubling down our efforts to work together,” US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said at the start of the meeting in Washington. […]
Read MoreChinese Premier Li Qiang praised what he called a restart in relations with Japan and South Korea as he met their leaders for the first three-way talks in four years on Monday, agreeing to revive trade and security dialogues hampered by global tensions. The Chinese premier met with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and […]
Read MoreBy Keoni Everington TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The new governement plans to build science parks in countries where Taiwanese businesses operate such as Japan, Mexico, and the U.S. The Taiwan Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers’ Association (TEEMA) on Wednesday (May 15) invited Economic Minister-designate J.W. Kuo (郭智輝) to discuss the information and communication technology (ICT) industry, […]
Read MoreBy Federica Marsi A $320m floating pier built for delivering aid has been attached to Gaza’s shore and began being used to deliver aid on Friday, United States Central Command (CENTCOM) says. Aid groups have criticised the pier as a costly and ineffective distraction from the fact that land deliveries are the most efficient way […]
Read MoreBy Abid Hussain Islamabad, Pakistan – The United States has warned Pakistan of the risk of sanctions after it promised greater security and economic cooperation with Iran during a visit by President Ebrahim Raisi. The first Iranian president to visit the South Asian country in eight years, Raisi concluded his three-day trip on Wednesday as […]
Read MoreYemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi armed group says it attacked US and Israeli vessels, with a Western coalition of warships defending amid the continuing fallout from the war on Gaza. Yahya Saree, the group’s military spokesman, said in a video address late on Wednesday that the Houthis hit the Maersk Yorktown cargo ship in the Gulf of […]
Read MoreBy Shin Kawashima Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited Washington and North Carolina in the US in April 2024, and held numerous meetings and exchanges, including a summit with US President Joe Biden and an address to the US Congress. The two leaders also issued a joint statement entitled “Global Partners for the Future”. This […]
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