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Thai army launches ‘targeted operation’ against Cambodia, citing threat to national security and civilian safety

Thai authorities have also issued a warning of anticipated severe retaliation, including the potential use of BM-21 rocket systems by Cambodia to target civilian areas.

  • Published: December 9, 20259:00 am
  • Author The Nation
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‘Denuclearisation’ of Korean Peninsula eclipsed by US-China rivalry

The shift, observers said, reflects how North Korea’s nuclear threat is being relegated to a lower priority for both powers, overshadowed by a widening Indo-Pacific contest that…

  • Published: December 8, 20251:34 pm
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Chinese fighter jet directs radar at Japanese jets twice, Tokyo says

The defense minister said Tokyo lodged a strong protest to China through diplomatic and defense channels, calling them dangerous acts that could lead to unforeseen events.

  • Published: December 8, 20258:55 am
  • Author The Yomiuri Shimbun
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China and US advance counternarcotics efforts

According to China's Ministry of Public Security, the two sides have jointly investigated multiple cases, and their interagency counternarcotics teams have maintained close…

  • Published: December 8, 20258:35 am
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Equipment, weapons left behind by US in Afghanistan now form core of Taliban’s security apparatus: watchdog

The human cost was far greater, the report says. Tens of thousands of Afghans and more than 2,450 US service members were killed, only for the Taliban regime to be restored —…

  • Published: December 8, 20258:30 am
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South Korea’s nuclear submarine gamble raises prospect of underwater arms race in Asia

Seoul has long sought to join the elite group of nations operating nuclear submarines to counter North Korea. US President Donald Trump's approval removed a key barrier by…

  • Published: December 5, 20258:36 am
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Cambodian-Thai groups plant 44 of 277 temporary border posts between markers 42 and 43

On November 27, both sides used the aerial photographic data to create a photomap.

  • Published: December 5, 20258:35 am
  • Author Niem Chheng
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South Korean Navy ship docks in Vietnam’s Da Nang to strengthen ties

Korean Navy training ship, Hansando, with 375 crew members docked at the central city’s Tien Sa Port to begin a four-day friendly visit to Da Nang City.

  • Published: December 3, 20251:56 pm
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Japan moves to abolish ‘5-category’ rule on defence equipment exports, eyes strengthening industry

By revising an operational guideline of the Three Principles on Transfer of Defence Equipment and Technology, the government and ruling parties aim to make it possible to export…

  • Published: December 3, 202510:11 am
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Japan plans to export military command, control system to the Philippines

If the plan between the two countries’ governments is realised, it will be the first time Japan exports a command and control system for military purposes.

  • Published: December 3, 20258:25 am
  • Author The Yomiuri Shimbun

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