Turkey again delays BMD decision originally made in China’s favor
ANKARA — Turkey, amid U.S. pressure, has again delayed awarding a prime contractor for its ballistic missile defense program. SUBSCRIBE l LOGIN (more…)
China sentences Japanese man to death for possession of drugs
A 45 year-old Japanese man is determined to appeal his death sentence handed down to him by a local court in the eastern Chinese province of Jiangsu on Dec. (more…)
Israel wins unmanned aerial vehicle bid in S. Korea with Heron-1
LONDON — Israel has been selected to supply a strategic unmanned aerial vehicle to South Korea. SUBSCRIBE l LOGIN (more…)
Marine charged in Philippines on heels of new agreement with U.S.
U.S. Marine Corps Private First Class Joseph Scott Pemberton was charged by a Philippine government prosecutor with murder for allegedly killing a Philippine transgender prostitute in a motel room (more…)
Months after expensive failure, China launches satellite for Brazil
China on Dec.7 finally put a jointly-developed earth resources satellite into its designated orbit, marking a recovery from a devastating blow to China’s Long March launch rockets program. SUBSCRIBE (more…)
China rushes to upstage India with fresh water airlift to Maldives
In an effort to woo the strategically located Indian Ocean island country of the Maldives away from India’s center of geopolitical gravity, China is displaying unusual enthusiasm in the (more…)
Cyber attacks on Sony tracked to China, tied to North Korean fury
Sony Pictures came under heavy cyber attacks from sources based in China weeks before the scheduled release of a comedy called “The Interview”. SUBSCRIBE l LOGIN (more…)
China delivers patrol vessel to Nigerian navy on heels of rail deal
The first of China’s two new P18N offshore patrol vessels [OPV] was delivered to the Nigerian navy last week as further evidence of China’s increasing military clout in Africa. (more…)
China signs major Nigeria infrastructure deal including railway line
China has signed a $12 billion deal with the Nigerian government to build a railway crisscrossing the large African country. SUBSCRIBE l LOGIN (more…)