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US military ramps up activities in and around Okinawa

The US appears to be trying to improve the deployment capabilities of its forces in East Asia as part of efforts possibly aimed at deterring China and North Korea, amid a…

  • Published: June 22, 20229:18 am
  • Author The Yomiuri Shimbun
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Cambodian PM thanks Vietnam for help in defeating Pol Pot regime

Hun Sen, then a 25-year-old lieutenant colonel, with Vietnamese volunteer soldiers defeated the genocidal regime on January 7, 1979, bringing back peace to Cambodia and the people.

  • Published: June 21, 20223:37 pm
  • Author Viet Nam News
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5 Russian warships sail near Okinawa’s main island

None of the ships, which included a destroyer and frigates, violated Japanese territorial waters, according to the defense ministry.

  • Published: June 21, 20227:50 am
  • Author May
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China conducts land-based mid-course missile interception test

China's defense ministry said in a brief statement that the operation was defensive and wasn't targeted at any other country.

  • Published: June 21, 20227:49 am
  • Author Zhao Lei
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Russia’s war in Ukraine could last years, NATO’s Stoltenberg says

Adding that the supply of weaponry to Ukrainian troops would increase the chance of liberating Donbas, the Secretary General said, “we must not let up in supporting Ukraine”.

  • Published: June 20, 20221:23 pm
  • Author Ann Asianews Network
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Thai Navy still in tough talks with Chinese firm over submarine engines

The Thai Navy has been firm in its demand for German-made MTU 396 engines to be installed in submarine it is buying from China.

  • Published: June 17, 20225:50 am
  • Author The Nation
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Ukraine pleads for more weapons to counter Russia

Leaders of Germany, France and Italy are expected to visit Kyiv on Thursday.

  • Published: June 16, 20221:43 pm
  • Author Ann Asianews Network
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Taiwan welcomes fourth US arms sale under Biden

Taipei's defence ministry said the sale would help Taiwan's ships "maintain proper equipment... and meet the practical needs of combat readiness tasks in light of recent frequent…

  • Published: June 10, 20228:20 am
  • Author Ann Asianews Network
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Time to boost ties with Philippines: US think tank

The report also pushed for a stronger implementation of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (Edca), a pact signed in 2014 which allows the United States to construct…

  • Published: June 10, 20225:55 am
  • Author Frances Mangosing
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Ukraine war will disrupt gas market long term, Russia’s nuclear energy may be hit

US energy specialist Ernest Moniz posits that if Russia loses significant market share, “other players such as China, Japan, Europe and the US will have to step in”.

  • Published: June 9, 20227:00 am
  • Author Shabana Begum

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