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Shangri-La Dialogue: Seoul, Washington defence chiefs strike different notes on wartime operational control transfer

Defence Minister Ahn Gyu-back stressed Seoul's push for a South Korea-led defence posture, underscoring the Lee Jae Myung administration's drive to accelerate the transfer of…

  • Published: June 2, 20268:50 am
  • Author Hwang Joo-young
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Vietnam, Philippines agree to elevate relations to enhanced strategic partnership

With the elevation of ties to an Enhanced Strategic Partnership, the two sides agreed to cooperate in building an action programme to implement the new relationship framework in…

  • Published: June 2, 20268:45 am
  • Author Viet Nam News
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Indian PM Modi holds talks with Myanmar President U Min Aung Hlaing; discusses trade, border management

U Min Aung Hlaing’s five-day visit to India comes less than two months after he became the president of Myanmar after high-stakes parliament elections.

  • Published: June 2, 20268:40 am
  • Author The Statesman
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Bangladesh vows to resist India’s push‑ins

State minister says Border Guard Bangladesh resisted several push‑in attempts, will continue to do so.

  • Published: June 2, 20268:40 am
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Nepal PM’s remarks on ‘mutual encroachment’ with India draw concern of border experts, government in ‘damage control’ mode

Cultivation across Nepal-India border stems from shifting rivers and missing pillars, not territorial seizure, say officials and former survey chiefs.

  • Published: June 2, 20268:35 am
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Timor-Leste’s leader floats idea of retired Southeast Asia general to guide Myanmar peace talks

The proposal comes as ASEAN’s newest member state is itself embroiled in a bilateral dispute with Myanmar, which in February ordered the head of Timor-Leste’s diplomatic…

  • Published: June 1, 20268:59 am
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Japan, South Korea agree to promote defence exchanges; nations to conduct 1st joint search and rescue drill in 9 years

Defence Minister of South Korea Ahn Gyu-back announced that the Maritime Self-Defence Force and the South Korean Navy will conduct a joint search and rescue exercise on June 7 for…

  • Published: June 1, 20268:55 am
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Japan says it remains open to dialogue with China, rejects ‘new militarism’ label

Chinese President Xi Jinping also aimed at Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s re-militarisation push during his summit with US President Donald Trump in Beijing in…

  • Published: June 1, 20268:43 am
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PM Shah says that just like India has encroached on Nepali land, Nepal has also encroached on India’s

Prime Minister Shah assured that the Lipulekh-Limpiyadhura-Kalapani dispute would be addressed through dialogue.

  • Published: June 1, 20268:40 am
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Key China-US consensus highlighted in Shangri-La Dialogue

Major General Meng Xiangqing, a professor at China's National Defence University, made the remarks on Saturday during a parallel session of the three-day Shangri-La Dialogue,…

  • Published: June 1, 20268:34 am
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