Philippines, Japan sign reciprocal access agreement
The RAA will serve as the legal basis for both countries’ troops entering each other’s territory for joint military exercises.
DEFENCE & SECURITY
Armed Forces of the Philippines wants China to pay P60M for June 17 attack
The June 17 attack at Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal entailed the Chinese coast guard wounded a Filipino sailor, confiscated firearms, and destroyed naval equipment.
Philippine-Japan troop access pact for signing July 8
The historic pact would allow the two allies and former wartime enemies to deploy troops on each other’s soil.
PM Shehbaz raises terrorism concern, urges global engagement with Afghan government
Speaking at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Astana, the Prime Minister said the Afghan government had to “take concrete measures” to ensure its soil is not…
Japan’s Defence Ministry to use AI to search for targets
The move aims to reduce the burden on Self-Defence Forces officials and to conserve manpower as the birth rate falls and the population ages.
India-Mongolia joint military exercise ‘Nomadic Elephant’ begins in Meghalaya
The aim of the exercise is to enhance the joint military capabilities of both sides to undertake counter-insurgency operations in a sub-conventional scenario under Chapter VII of…
US missile system to be removed from Philippines by September
The powerful US midrange missile system, which saw action in recent large-scale military exercises between Filipino and American troops, "was used only for training purposes,”…
China patrols show 10-dash line push in West Philippine Sea, South China Sea
The then-nine dash line, which encroaches upon the EEZs of Brunei, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Vietnam, and even Taiwan, has already been effectively invalidated by a 2016 international…
Taiwan says China seized fishing boat near Chinese coast
The squid fishing boat was operating near the Taiwan-administered Kinmen islands, which sit next to the Chinese cities of Xiamen and Quanzhou, on the night of July 2 when it was…
Vietnam PM voices support for denuclearisation of Korean Peninsula
“It is Vietnam’s consistent stance to support the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, alongside peace, stability and cooperation,” PM Chinh said in an opening speech…