China tests combat drone with eye on Middle East market
LONDON — China, which seeks to expand its Middle East market, has unveiled a combat unmanned aerial vehicle. The Chinese Air Force has introduced a multi-role UAV called Rainbow-4. (more…)
Japan submits its largest post-WWII defense budget amid China threat
On Aug. 29, Japan unveiled the 2015 defense budget which marks a 3.5 percent increase, making it the largest defense budget in post-war Japan. The news underscored the nation’s (more…)
China renames ‘National Security Law’, placing emphasis on informants
China has renamed its all-encompassing “National Security Law” the “Counter-Espionage Law,” and the measure will become official after the rubber stamp National People’s Congress’s Standing Committee meets later this (more…)
Johns Hopkins think tank: North Korea set to test ICBM in 2015
WASHINGTON — North Korea, the leading missile supplier to the Middle East, has moved closer toward an intercontinental ballistic missile. A leading U.S. think tank has asserted that North (more…)
Russia bans visas for Japanese in tit-for-tat retaliation
The Moscow government on Aug. 22 banned a list of Japanese citizens from entering Russia. The action was viewed as retaliation for Japan’s earlier ban of 40 Russian individuals (more…)
U.S. to sell large military transport aircraft to the Philippines
The U.S. government is on the verge of announcing the sale to Manila of at least two C-130T Hercules military transport aircraft and at least ten high-power Rolls-Royce T56-16 (more…)
China, Saudi accord expands ‘peaceful’ nuclear energy cooperation
ABU DHABI — China and Saudi Arabia have signed a nuclear cooperation agreement. The state-owned Chinese National Nuclear Energy Co. has signed a memorandum of understanding with the King (more…)
N. Korea grain imports from China plummet by more than half
The first six months of this year witnessed a drop by 53 percent of grain imports from China to North Korea, according to a report published by the South (more…)
Anti-Chinese sentiment reaches all-time highs in the Philippines
With escalated tensions in the South China Sea, the Philippines has seen a spike in anti-China sentiment, as demonstrated by increased numbers of mass protests against Chinese maritime claims (more…)