Seoul vows strong action against North Korea’s trash balloons
A senior source from the presidential office did not elaborate what consequences North Korea would face, but that it would not rule out resuming anti-North Korea loudspeaker…
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China Coast Guard seizes Philippine supplies for Ayungin Shoal
The Philippine Daily Inquirer's source made the allegations hours after Chinese state media claimed that personnel on the Sierra Madre “pointed guns” at the CCG on the same…
Japan, S. Korea to resume defence exchanges, agrees to prevent repeat of 2018 radar incident
In December 2018, a South Korean Navy destroyer locked its fire-control radar on a Maritime Self-Defence Force P-1 patrol aircraft off the coast of the Noto Peninsula. Tokyo…
President Marcos sets ‘red line’ with Beijing over South China Sea
Any Filipino serviceman or citizen killed by a wilful act in the South China Sea comes very close to what the Philippines defines as “an act of war” – to which his country…
China denounces US deployment of mid-range missile system in Philippines
A senior official noted that it is the first time the US has deployed a mid-range missile system overseas and to the Asia-Pacific since the end of the Cold War.
South Korean defence chief to meet with US, Japanese counterparts in Singapore
Some of the core items of discussions in the trilateral meeting include North Korea’s latest provocations and steps for strengthening cooperation in response to these threats.
NATO-South Korea ties, ‘powerful signal’ against rule breakers: NATO Secretary General
The NATO delegation's first participation at the Jeju Forum underscored "the important and ever-growing ties between the North Atlantic alliance and the Indo-Pacific region," says…
Pakistan doesn’t have ‘No First Use policy’ on nuclear weapons: Adviser to the National Command Authority
The NFU refers to a country’s stance and is regarded as an assurance that its nuclear arsenal is meant for deterrence, not fighting a nuclear war.
Pakistan seeks ‘security cooperation’, raises Bisham attack in Kabul meeting with Afghan Taliban
The Afghan government spokesperson had denied Naqvi’s statement and said Pakistan should not hold Kabul responsible for its failure. No group has claimed responsibility for the…
North Korea fires 10 projectiles into East Sea, conducts GPS jamming
Seoul and other populous cities such as Incheon, Daejeon and Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, are all within 350 kilometers of the launch site.