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…)
Report: Chinese hackers stole Iron Dome data from Israeli firms
LONDON — Hackers have stolen classified ballistic missile defense data from a range of Israeli defense majors over the last two years, a report said. A report by Cyber (more…)
Vietnam to arm fishery administration ships to counter China
Starting Sept. 15, all Vietnamese fishery civilian vessels will be armed to counter China’s aggressive maritime actions in the South China Sea. The Vietnamese government issued a directive on (more…)
Philippines ups defense budget by nearly a third
Philippine President Benigno Aquino III has asked his country’s parliament to increase next year’s defense budget by 29 percent. The backdrop for the request was China’s increasingly aggressive actions (more…)
North Korea, Iran’s leading missile ally, said ready to flight test ICBM
WASHINGTON — Iran’s leading missile partner is completing preparations for what could be the launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile. A leading U.S. think tank reported that Pyonyang was (more…)