Japan’s PM Takaichi to give Indo-Pacific policy speech in Vietnam
She intends to outline new specifics of the free and open Indo-Pacific policy and call for strengthened cooperation with Southeast Asian nations.
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Paratroopers from Japan, U.S., U.K. begin joint drills
The joint drills aim to strengthen cooperation between Japan and its allied and like-minded countries, with an eye on China, which is increasingly projecting its strength at sea.
Japan’s defence minister Koizumi meets U.S. Indo-Pacific Command head in Hawaii
Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, currently visiting the United States, reaffirmed that Japan will promote Japan-U.S. defence cooperation in the shared awareness that the…
China’s military build-up demands response, Australia defence minister says
Australia raised concerns with Beijing in October after a Chinese fighter jet dropped flares near an Australian maritime patrol plane carrying out surveillance in the South China…
Unravelling typhoons and emerging climate trends
Typhoons, hurricanes and cyclones are a natural weather phenomenon, but climate change makes them more severe, causing greater damage to infrastructure and economies, an expert…
Quad ministers call for action against perpetrators of terror attack in Indian-administered Kashmir
They also reaffirmed their steadfast commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific, and opposed any unilateral actions that seek to change the status quo by force or coercion.
US, India, Japan, Australia denounce coercive actions in East, South China Seas
As four leading maritime nations in the Indo-Pacific, the quad ministers said they are united in their conviction that “peace and stability in the maritime domain underpin the…
Airlines in Asia-Pacific see turbulence ahead
Association of Asia Pacific Airlines director general Subhas Menon, in a statement, said that Asia-Pacific airlines must brace for the impact of the Israel-Iran conflict on their…
‘American deterrence is back’: The message that will strike Asia
Suddenly, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth’s speech at the Shangri-La Dialogue about Indo-Pacific being the “priority theatre” and Mr Trump’s mission being “restore the…
Asia in focus as US, France make competing offers
As great powers loom large over the Indo-Pacific, the United States and France competed for clout at the region's security forum in Singapore over the weekend.