Iran denies air space to South Korean presidential flight
South Korean President Park Geun-Hye’s plane was denied permission to overfly Iran on May 19 while en route to the United Arab Emirates for a state visit. As a (more…)
As thousands of Chinese return to Libya, engineer killed in Benghazi
Unidentified insurgents shot and killed a Chinese engineer in Benghazi, Libya on May 20. The engineer was on his way to work at a Chinese-assisted construction project. China had (more…)
North, S. Korean warships exchange fire near site of 2010 shelling
On May 22, a North Korean war ship fired two artillery shells at a South Korean war ship on routine patrol in the disputed sea boundary area in the (more…)
Japanese court bans night flights of military aircraft
The Yokohama District Court handed down a potentially dangerous order on May 21 to suspend all nighttime flights by Japan’s Self-Defense Force on account of excessive noise heard by (more…)
China-Israel deal expands cooperation in technology, research
JERUSALEM — China and Israel have agreed to upgrade bilateral relations, especially in technology. The two countries signed an agreement that would enable Israeli technology companies to operate in (more…)
China to provide financing for Egypt’s first satellite
CAIRO — Egypt plans to produce its first satellite, to be operated by the intelligence community with financing by China. Officials said the government has approved a program to (more…)
New Japan poll shows perception of China as primary threat
83 percent of Japanese respondents in a recent popular poll said China has become a threat to Japan’s security. The poll was taken on May 17 and May 18 (more…)
As India’s Modi ascends to power, China cozies up to Bangladesh
China’s military has intensified its hobnobbing with the Bangladesh military in hopes of cultivating another South Asian country to counter India. India’s new leader, the BJP party’s Narendra Modi, (more…)
China furious at ‘double faced’ Abe’s NATO speech
The Chinese government reacted with outrage to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s speech at the NATO headquarters and accused the Japanese leader of being “double faced.” On May 6, (more…)