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Furious China launches ‘punishment’ war games around Taiwan as it denounces Lai’s speech

China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, has denounced President Lai’s inauguration speech on May 20, in which he called on China to stop its…

  • Published: May 24, 20248:30 am
  • Author The Straits Times
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More countries should oppose ‘illegal’ China order–Philippine Foreign Secretary

China’s 'illegal' order authorizes its coast guard to detain, for up to 60 days without trial, what it considers foreign “trespassers” in waters being claimed by Beijing.

  • Published: May 24, 20248:15 am
  • Author Dona Z. Pazzibugan
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Vietnam reaffirms sovereignty over Paracel, Spratly islands

Doan Khac Viet, deputy spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, asserted that Vietnam maintains its consistency in protecting its sovereignty and the lawful and…

  • Published: May 24, 20248:13 am
  • Author Viet Nam News
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Taiwan dispatches forces to areas around island after China Starts ‘punishment’ drills

The exercises come three days after Lai Ching-te took office as Taiwan’s new president, a man Beijing detests as a “separatist.”

  • Published: May 23, 20241:10 pm
  • Author The Yomiuri Shimbun
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Dhaka, Canberra to collaborate on maritime security

Australian FM Wong, said she told Home Minister Asaduzzaman that Australia would bring the head of their coastguard to Bangladesh to talk to the head of Bangladesh Coastguard in…

  • Published: May 23, 202412:20 pm
  • Author The Daily Star
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Philippines-China wiretapping row hits stalemate as Filipino commander denies making ‘new deal’

Vice-Admiral Alberto Carlos faced a Senate committee that kicked off an investigation into the Chinese Embassy’s alleged recording of a phone call, made in early January,…

  • Published: May 23, 20248:20 am
  • Author Mara Cepeda
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China launches two-day military drills around Taiwan island

The drills, code-named Joint Sword-2024A, scheduled from Thursday to Friday, will involve military services including the army, navy, air force and rocket force of the theater…

  • Published: May 23, 20248:15 am
  • Author Jiang Chenglong
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Japan, South Korea in talks to resume defence exchanges

The bilateral defence exchanges have been suspended in the wake of the incident where a South Korean Navy ship directed its fire-control radar at a Maritime Self-Defense Force…

  • Published: May 21, 20248:40 am
  • Author The Yomiuri Shimbun
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US firms in Taiwan arms sales penalised, move to safeguard China’s national security

US companies General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, General Dynamics Land Systems, and Boeing Defense, Space & Security will be barred from engaging in China-related import or…

  • Published: May 21, 20248:28 am
  • Author Zhong Nan
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Unification Minister warns against trusting North Korea’s intentions of denuclearization

The minister's remarks directly contradict the memoir of former President Moon Jae-in, in which he wrote that Kim Jong-un "earnestly explained his commitment to denuclearization."

  • Published: May 21, 20248:25 am
  • Author Ji Da-gyum

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