Chinese fishing trawler chased, sunk by Argentine coast guard
A Chinese ocean-going fishing vessel was sunk by the Argentine coast guard March 15 after a long chase at the high sea. (FULL STORY) (more…)
U.S. to fly daily over South China Sea, militarized Chinese ‘islands’
The United States Air Force will conduct daily flights over the South China Sea despite China’s vigorous objection, said Gen. Lori Robinson in Canberra, Australia on March 8. (FULL (more…)
Key court ruling in Japan reaffirms U.S. military presence
The (Prime Minister Shinzo) Abe Administration breathed a deep sigh of relief after the Tokyo District Court handed down a landmark ruling on March 8 that re-affirms the U.S. (more…)
China sees U.S. orchestrating Manila’s maritime arbitration suit
The Philippines is going to extremes to bring the South China Sea dispute to the Permanent Court of Arbitration against China because the U.S. is manipulating Manila behind the (more…)
China’s ambassador threatens to cut ties with Seoul over THAAD
China views the possible deployment of THAAD in Korea as a threat to its national security and if Seoul proceeds with the deployment plan, “the bilateral relationship [between the (more…)
Japan to provide more weapons to the Philippines to deter China
The Japanese government will provide the Philippines with at least 5 TC90 advanced trainer/surveillance aircraft to enhance Manila’s maritime defense and patrol capabilities against China’s aggressive actions in the (more…)
South Korea deletes ‘comfort women’ from history textbooks
The heated rhetoric of mutual animosity between South Korea and Japan has calmed down significantly in recent months and now the South Korean government has decided to remove sections (more…)
Game changer: N Korea’s nuke, rocket tests get strategic reaction
The recent nuclear gambit by Pyongyang has fundamentally changed the geopolitical realignment in Northeast Asia, re-drawing the line of alliances and raising for the first time the prospect of (more…)
After Seoul pulls plug on Kaesong, North ‘expels’ South Koreans
Within hours of Seoul’s Feb. 11 announced pull out from the joint industrial production venture in North Korea’s border town Kaesong, Kim Jong-Un “expelled” all South Koreans working in (more…)