China calls for Japan-ROK ties to develop toward peace
Beijing highlighted that China, Japan, and South Korea are each other's important economic and trade partners.
Defence & Security
Indian-Russian defense firm eyes $200m missile deal with Indonesia
This will be the second foreign deal by BrahMos, a joint venture between India and Russia, after its deal with the Philippines.
Indonesia in talks with Myanmar; Jokowi stresses Asean’s focus on a peaceful region
There has been little progress towards restoring peace in Myanmar, which has been gripped by chaos and violence, with thousands killed.
N. Korea fires missile toward the East Sea ahead of S. Korea-Japan summit
The North also fired two short-range ballistic missiles March 14 and claimed it to be "strategic cruise missiles".
Australia to buy five US nuclear submarines in ambitious new pact
As Biden stressed, Australia, which joined a newly formed alliance known as Aukus with Washington and London 18 months ago, will not be getting nuclear weapons.
Australia’s ambitious nuclear submarine plan faces potentially insurmountable hurdles
Questions are already being raised as to whether Australia will ever actually acquire the submarines, and if they will make the nation safer.
A ‘Balikatan’ first: Philippine-US drills to sink boat in West Philippine Sea
The US Army will also hold its first Patriot missile air-defence exercise in the country as part of a coastal defence live-fire exercise.
North Korea fires two ballistic missiles as Freedom Shield exercise enters second day
North Korea has consecutively fired ballistic and cruise missiles with different ranges, in an apparent tit-for-tat move to the ongoing 11-day Freedom Shield exercise.
Russia says West readying for ‘years of confrontation’ in Asia
The Kremlin also said that the Aukus agreement between Australia, Britain and the US to supply Canberra with nuclear-powered submarines would require international oversight.
Army ‘not available’ for election duty due to security situation: Election commission
The defence ministry officials said that the current economic situation of the country was also affecting the army.