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US, Vietnam warn against 'threat or use of force' in South China Sea
Sep 11, 2023 (AFP)
President Joe Biden and Vietnam's Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong said the competing claims on the strategic waterway must be settled under international...
Western allies begin major Baltic Sea naval drills
Sep 09, 2023 (AFP)
About 3,200 soldiers from 14 countries are taking part in the German-led Northern Coasts 23 exercise, the German navy said in a statement. The exercise will inv...
Philippines condemns Chinese boats' 'illegal' actions in South China Sea
Sep 08, 2023 (AFP)
Two Philippine Coast Guard vessels were escorting supply boats to Second Thomas Shoal in the Spratly Islands when they encountered four Chinese coast guard and ...
North Korea launches new 'tactical nuclear attack submarine'
Sep 08, 2023 (AFP)
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un presided over the unveiling ceremony on Wednesday, saying the sub was part of a "push forward with the nuclear weaponisation of ...
Philippines' Marcos opposes 'militia vessels' in South China Sea
Sep 07, 2023 (AFP)
Philippine ships have been harassed several times in recent months by Chinese vessels in the disputed waterway, an important trade route where other Southeast A...
Indonesian, US troops begin 'Super Garuda Shield' joint drills
Aug 31, 2023 (AFP)
The US and its Asian allies have expressed growing concern about China's increasing assertiveness in the Pacific, but Washington has said the drills are not aim...
Malaysia rejects new Chinese map over South China Sea claims
Aug 30, 2023 (AFP)
China claims sovereignty over almost the entire South China Sea -- through which trillions of dollars in trade pass annually -- despite an international court r...
Kim calls for boosting North Korea's navy
Aug 29, 2023 (AFP)
Kim slammed growing trilateral cooperation between the "gang bosses" of the United States, South Korea and Japan, saying they had recently "closeted with each o...
Philippine, Australian troops hold South China Sea drills
Aug 25, 2023 (AFP)
China deploys hundreds of coast guard, navy and other vessels to patrol and militarise reefs in the South China Sea, which it claims almost entirely despite an ...
Chinese ships chase, block Philippine boats in disputed sea
Aug 23, 2023 (AFP)
The high seas cat-and-mouse game on Tuesday followed assurances from Chinese coast guard vessels patrolling the waters that Philippine boats would be allowed to...
Why is the South China Sea a flashpoint for Asia
Aug 23, 2023 (AFP)
The latest spat erupted on August 5 when Chinese coast guard vessels blocked and fired a water cannon at a Philippine resupply mission to a remote outpost in th...
Philippines resupply mission reaches remote South China Sea outpost
Aug 22, 2023 (AFP)
China claims almost the entire waterway, through which trillions of dollars in trade passes annually, and has ignored an international ruling that its assertion...
Australia's biggest warship deployed in Philippine drills
Aug 21, 2023 (AFP)
China deploys hundreds of coast guard, navy and other vessels to patrol and militarise reefs in the contested waters, which it claims almost entirely despite an...
Russia, China hold naval war games; Japan scrambles jets after Russian planes spotted
Aug 18, 2023 (AFP)
Video released by Russian state news agency TASS showed nine large vessels sailing in a diamond formation as crew members stood to attention on deck. The drills...
Cargo ship exits Ukraine port despite threat from Russian navy
Aug 16, 2023 (AFP)
The announcement, which raises the spectre of a standoff with Russian warships, came hours after Ukraine said it had liberated a village as part of a grinding p...
Russian warship fires warning shots to stop cargo ship in Black Sea
Aug 13, 2023 (UPI)
The Palau-flagged dry cargo ship Sukru Okan was on its way to the port of Izmail early on Sunday when it was intercepted by Black Sea Fleet's patrol ship Vasily...
Philippine military says will send more supplies to disputed reef
Aug 10, 2023 (AFP)
A resupply mission last Saturday couldn't unload all of its cargo after China Coast Guard ships blocked and fired water cannon at Philippine coast guard vessels...
Romania cancels warship tender awarded to France's Naval Group
Aug 08, 2023 (AFP)
The French defence firm won the 1.2 billion euros ($1.3 billion) contract in 2019 to build four Gowind corvettes and renovate two more in partnership with Roman...
China demands Philippines remove grounded ship from disputed waters
Aug 08, 2023 (AFP)
The move comes after the Philippines accused the China Coast Guard of firing water cannon against boats on a resupply mission to its garrison stationed on the g...
Philippines summons China ambassador over water cannoning of boats
Aug 07, 2023 (AFP)
The incident happened Saturday as the Philippine Coast Guard escorted charter boats carrying food, water, fuel and other supplies to Filipino military personnel...
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