Facing mass protests in recent weeks, the Taiwanese government announced April 28 that the planned construction of the island nation’s 4th nuclear power plant would be postponed pending a (more…)
China announced that it would conduct an “unprecedented military drill” during U.S. President Barack Obama’s 3-day visit to Japan scheduled for April 23-25. As if to underscore its displeasure (more…)
At least two Chinese engineers were killed by armed assailants in a kidnapping operation on April 18. The incident took place in the war-torn region of Darfur where the (more…)
After Japan announced a series of sanctions against Moscow for its Ukraine gambit and canceled its foreign minister’s long-awaited visit to Russia, the Russian military authorities in the Far (more…)
For two weeks, over 103 U.S. and Republic of Korea (ROK) combat aircraft involving more than 1,400 troops are participating in the largest air combat drill in South Korea. (more…)
After the Chinese government singled out Japan as the sole non-recipient of a fleet review invitation, Washington decided that Beijing’s snub of its key ally in Asia/Pacific had gone (more…)
Two refurbished PLA Navy vessels, the JH-III-class type 053H2 guided missile frigates, the Huangshi and Wuhu, were sold to the Bangladesh navy and entered service on March 1. SUBSCRIBE (more…)
Senior diplomats from Japan and North Korea held a historic one-on-one meeting at an undisclosed Beijing compound on abduction and other key bilateral issues on March 31. In the (more…)
China excluded Japan from an international ceremonial ship parade to be held in the Chinese naval port of Qingdao in late April. China is hosting the West Pacific Naval (more…)
