China’s Long March-4B rocket encounters its first launch failure
A Chinese Long March-4B rocket was launched from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in North China on Dec. 9 but the rocket malfunctioned in mid-course. This was the first launch (more…)
Eyeing GCC’s deep pockets, China, Pakistan show off new fighter jets
ABU DHABI — China and Pakistan have been jointly marketing aircraft to Gulf Arab states. China and Pakistan have joined together to market military aircraft to the Gulf Cooperation (more…)
Left-wing group suspected in attack on U.S. airbase near Tokyo
Makeshift rocket launchers were fired at a U.S. Air Force Base in Japan on Nov. 28. The attack took place at 11:30 pm and the target was the U.S. (more…)
S. Korean intel: Uncle and regent of N. Korean dictator disappears
The person instrumental in shepherding the young Kim Jong-Un to his current supreme leadership position after his father’s death in 2011 has apparently been purged by Kim himself. Jang (more…)
China loosens military controls on flights through domestic airspace
Starting in December, China’s small commercial aircraft will not need the approval from the PLA airspace controller to fly domestically and will only need the approval from the Civic (more…)
S. Korea adds $20 million to Philippine relief; China donated $100,000
The South Korean government announced Nov. 22 that it would add another $20 million to help the Philippines in recovering from Typhoon Haiyan. The new aid package is without (more…)
Chinese PLA troops exercise on U.S. soil for the first time
A group of Chinese military engineers and medical personnel joined their U.S. counterparts in a disaster relief and humanitarian assistance drill in Hawaii between Nov. 12 and 14. The (more…)
Seoul’s proposed joint Asian textbook project flatly rejected by Tokyo
President Park Geun-Hye of South Korea proposed Nov. 14 that a joint history textbook project be undertaken by China, Japan and South Korea to chronicle the history of World (more…)
N. Korean arms, Iran funding are keeping Assad regime in business
LONDON — Amid the nearly three-year-old war, North Korea remains a key military supplier to Syria. A leading U.S. analyst asserted that Pyongyang has maintained shipments of missiles and (more…)