Vietnam, Russia promote law enforcement cooperation
During a meeting in Hanoi, ministers from both countries committed to deepen cooperation in security — including criminal-case tracking, extraditions, training of officers,…
DEFENCE & SECURITY
Thailand, Myanmar, and China jointly detain 1,178 suspects in telecommunications fraud case in Myanmar’s Myawaddy
Authorities say 1,178 individuals suspected of telecom-fraud, arrested across Myanmar’s Myawaddy region with Thai and Chinese cooperation, have been sent back to China for…
Thailand intensifies military response as border conflict with Cambodia escalates
Thai forces repel rocket attacks and clear mines as civilian areas sustain damage in ongoing border confrontations.
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.
‘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…
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.
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…
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 —…
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…
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.