Hanoi/Beijing: “The Asian countries from the South China Sea region should stand up against China, on the issues of independence and sovereignty,” urged Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Morrison is currently on a visit to Vietnam and both the countries announced a resolve, to take a firm stand against the Chinese arrogance, during the visit. […]
Washington: “Highest priority has been attached to the Chinese challenges, in the defence policies of President Donald Trump. The United States is keenly following every Chinese movement. The medium-range cruise missile test, conducted by the United States four days ago, was a warning for China,” warned US Secretary of Defence Mark Esper. While speaking to […]
Washington/Beijing/Moscow: US defence forces tested a medium-range cruise missile, on Monday. The US missile test has angered China more than Russia. The Chinese foreign ministry has criticised that the US missile test will stoke a new arms race by testing the missile, threatening international security. Also, China urged that the United States should exercise restraint […]
Washington: – US President, Donald Trump warned that if the ruling Chinese government repeats the Tiananmen Square massacre, in Hongkong, the US-China trade agreement will come under threat. President Trump also made a statement that he hoped that the Hongkong problem would be addressed humanely. President Trump mentioning Tiananmen, against the background of the paramilitary […]
Beijing: North Korea has further added to the concerns of the international community after conducting six missile tests in the last two weeks. Six North Korean military officials visited China and held extensive talks with their Chinese counterparts. It said that China and North Korea concurred on making the military cooperation, more comprehensive, between China […]
Taipei: A few weeks ago, China warned Taiwan that, its risks a military annexation, if it rejects the offer for unification with mainland China. In light of this development, to increase its military deployment, Taiwan has announced a massive increase of 8.3% in its defence spending. Taiwan has announced a 13-billion-dollardefencespending for the year 2020. […]
Canberra: Australia has made additional provisions for its special forces, in view of the increasingly aggressive Chinese activities and the rising tension between the United States and China. Prime Minister, Scott Morrison clarified that the provision is being made for equipping the Special Forces with ultramodern equipment, for countering the forces challenging the security of […]
Hong Kong: As the sit-in rally that protesters staged by occupying the international airport in Hong Kong intensified, the operations at the airport were shut for two straight days. The disrupted air services have severely impacted the global markets resulting in downslide of Asian stock markets. Alongside air services, the effects of the protests are […]
Washington: President Trump has ordered a freeze on all Venezuelan assets in the United States. The move taken by the United States against Venezuela remains the harshest by far. It has invoked severe reactions from the international level. President Trump announced this decision accusing the Maduro government of massacring human rights in Venezuela. President Trump […]
Phnom Penh: Amid the reports of the ASEAN countries criticizing China for the aggression in the South China Sea, reports of Beijing establishing military cooperation with the state of Cambodia have surfaced. Cambodia informed that China was to supply weapons worth $40 million, under the collaboration. A few days ago, the western media had claimed […]