China’s response to North Korea’s latest satellite launch, which has been widely regarded as a long-range ballistic missile launch in disguise, has been underwhelming. (FULL STORY) (more…)
With Djibouti’s agreement to allow Beijing build a military base in the Horn of Africa, China has secured its first naval base in a foreign country. (FULL STORY) (more…)
North Korea’s dictator Kim Jong-Un added another victim to his macabre list of purged high-level subordinates, this time, Gen. Ri Yong-Gil, chief of staff of the Korean People’s Army, (more…)
South Korea has changed its mind about the U.S. Army’s proposal to deploy the controversial Terminal High Altitude Area Defense or THAAD system on its soil. (FULL STORY) (more…)
The Japanese Air Self Defense Force, ASDF, has formed a new air wing to reinforce its air defense located at the southern tip of the Okinawa Chain, close to (more…)
The 5th Kilo-class submarine Hanoi has bought from Russia was delivered to Vietnam’s Cam Ranh Bay naval base on Feb. 2, marking yet another major step in the gradual (more…)
Despite Pyongyang’s latest nuclear test in defiance of China’s open urging otherwise, China’ government has rejected an avalanche of calls for further sanctions against North Korea. (FULL STORY) (more…)
After peaking in 2012, Japan’s investment in China had nosedived to a historic new low, dropping by 25 percent in 2015, China’s own statistics show. (FULL STORY) (more…)
Taiwan’s lame-duck President Ma Ying-jeou made a one-day trip to the Taiwan-held island of Itu Aba or Taiping in the Spratly’s chain in the South China Sea, causing unease (more…)
