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US Navy officer charged with handing secrets to China, Taiwan
Apr 11, 2016 (AFP)
A decorated US Navy officer faces espionage and other charges after allegedly passing defense secrets to China and Taiwan -- and possibly other nations, a US of...
Sri Lanka eyeing Chinese investments with law reforms: PM
Apr 10, 2016 (AFP)
Sri Lanka will bring legal reforms to encourage much needed foreign investment, as the cash-strapped island tries to turn its $8 billion Chinese debt into equit...
Sri Lanka PM says Chinese port project 'not a threat'
Apr 09, 2016 (AFP)
A port project being built in Colombo by the Chinese is not a threat, Sri Lanka's prime minister said Saturday amid concerns Beijing is trying to boost its infl...
China tensions top agenda as Pentagon chief heads to Asia
Apr 09, 2016 (AFP)
US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter headed Saturday to India and the Philippines for talks on increasing regional defense cooperation, after calling off a pla...
NATO to hold first formal talks with Russia since 2014
Apr 08, 2016 (AFP)
NATO will soon hold its first formal talks with Russia since 2014, its head said Friday, signalling a thaw in ties deeply strained by the Ukraine crisis. A meet...
Maldives launches $800 mn airport expansion
Apr 07, 2016 (AFP)
The Maldives government has kicked off a controversial $800-million expansion of the country's main airport by a Chinese company, a move likely to irritate gian...
NATO deflects Trump criticism
Apr 07, 2016 (AFP)
NATO's secretary general, responding to Donald Trump's criticism of the alliance, recalled Wednesday how it stood behind America after the September 11, 2001 te...
Japan PM defends US military alliance in rebuff to Trump
Apr 06, 2016 (AFP)
US military bases remain essential to Japan's security, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said in an interview Wednesday, as he brushed off comments by Republican presi...
China opens new lighthouse on contested South China Sea reef
Apr 06, 2016 (AFP)
China has expanded its presence in the contested South China Sea by switching on a lighthouse atop a reconstructed reef also claimed by Vietnam and the Philippi...
Myanmar's Suu Kyi meets China counterpart in FM debut
Apr 05, 2016 (AFP)
Myanmar's foreign minister Aung San Suu Kyi met her Chinese counterpart Tuesday in the first diplomatic foray of her new pro-democracy government, underscoring ...
Pentagon chief outlines reforms reflecting new global threats
Apr 05, 2016 (AFP)
Defense Secretary Ash Carter outlined Tuesday several broad changes he envisions to make the Pentagon more efficient in combating global threats such as the Isl...
US-Philippine war games begin as China warns 'outsiders'
Apr 04, 2016 (AFP)
US and Philippine troops began major exercises on Monday as China's state media warned "outsiders" against interfering in tense South China Sea territorial disp...
Obama defends NATO as a 'lynchpin'
Apr 04, 2016 (AFP)
US President Barack Obama defended NATO Monday as a "lynchpin" of US and European security, responding to Republican candidate Donald Trump's recent assertions ...
Vietnam seizes Chinese oil tanker: state media
Apr 04, 2016 (AFP)
Vietnam's coast guard has seized a Chinese oil tanker which it claims intruded into Vietnamese waters, state media said Monday, the latest episode in a festerin...
US, Philippines hold war games as China flexes muscles
Apr 02, 2016 (AFP)
Thousands of US and Filipino soldiers will on Monday launch annual war games that this year are being seen as a show of strength in the face of China's increasi...
Indonesia demands 'bully' China hand over fishing boat
Apr 01, 2016 (AFP)
Indonesia called on China Friday to hand over a fishing boat it claims was operating illegally in its waters near the South China Sea, saying big countries shou...
China to US: 'Be careful' in South China Sea
Mar 31, 2016 (AFP)
Beijing's defence ministry on Thursday warned the US navy to "be careful" in the South China Sea and slammed a newly signed agreement between Washington and the...
Obama promises 'candid' exchange with Xi amid maritime disputes
Mar 31, 2016 (AFP)
US President Barack Obama opened a meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping with a promise of "candid" discussion over Beijing's suspected military build...
NATO to switch 'assurance to deterrence' in E. Europe: US general
Mar 31, 2016 (AFP)
NATO and the United States are switching their defence doctrine from assurance to deterrence in Eastern Europe in response to a "resurgent and aggressive Russia...
Britain says Georgia 'key' security ally, bashes Russia
Mar 30, 2016 (AFP)
Britain's top diplomat on Wednesday praised Georgia, which is seeking to join NATO and the EU, as a "key security partner" and blasted Russia for bullying its e...
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