U.S., South Korea conduct air combat exercise ‘Max Thunder’
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…)
U.S. withdraws from Chinese fleet review to protest snub of Japan
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…)
China sells Bangladesh navy advanced weapons systems, 2 frigates
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…)
North Korea, Japan hold historic talks in Beijing on abduction issues
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 snubs Japan in regional naval review ceremony
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…)
Japan’s Mitsubishi lends in-orbit support to Turkish satellite
LONDON — Turkey’s latest communications satellite has undergone support in space. Turkey’s TurkSat-4A, launched on Feb. 15, 2014, has been maintained by Japan’s Mitsubishi Electric Corp. Mitsubishi said it (more…)
Report: Saudi looks to China as U.S. imposes arms exports limits
ABU DHABI — Saudi Arabia has been examining the prospect of major weapons purchases from China, a report said. In a report, Sarhan Al Otaibi said Beijing was advancing (more…)
India rejects China’s request to search for missing plane in its waters
The Indian government turned down a request from the Chinese navy to allow four PLAN warships to enter the Andaman Sea and Eastern Indian Ocean archipelagic islands chain of (more…)
Dissidents showed rights banner as Michelle Obama arrived at Beijing embassy
While the First Lady and her large entourage were being wined, dined and awed by her Chinese government hosts, China’s multitude of dissidents were kept at a distance. Many (more…)