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China's shadow to follow Obama around Asia
Apr 20, 2014 (AFP)
President Barack Obama will not visit China on his Asia tour next week, but its broadening shadow will be cast everywhere he goes at a time of complex regional ...
Japan begins work on surveillance unit near disputed islands: report
Apr 19, 2014 (AFP)
Japan broke ground Saturday on a coastal surveillance unit near a string of islands at the centre of a bitter territorial dispute with China, a report said. Rad...
China faces 'most complex time in history' at home and abroad - Xi Jinping
Apr 19, 2014 (Voice of Russia)
Chinese President Xi Jinping held the first meeting of a new national security commission on Tuesday, saying China needed a coordinated approach to domestic and...
Russia to 'boost military presence' on disputed Kurils
Apr 18, 2014 (AFP)
Russia will build new military compounds in the next two years on the Kuril islands that are the subject of a territorial row with neighbouring Japan, a top com...
Ukraine's pro-Russian militants hold firm despite accord
Apr 18, 2014 (AFP)
Pro-Russian rebels stubbornly refused to cede control of a string of towns in eastern Ukraine on Friday, jeopardising a deal backed by the West and Russia meant...
US to send 'non-lethal' military aid to Ukraine: Hagel
Apr 17, 2014 (AFP)
The United States will send helmets, medical supplies and other non-lethal military aid to Ukraine amid fears of another Russian incursion there, Defense Secret...
Australian broadcaster ABC wins landmark China access
Apr 17, 2014 (AFP)
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation announced Thursday a deal to make its content more available in China in what is believed to be the most extensive acces...
Ukraine army's humiliations pile up as eastern push fizzles
Apr 16, 2014 (AFP)
The humiliation Wednesday of the Ukrainian army in its much-vaunted "anti-terrorist" push into separatist eastern territory makes an embarrassing string of fail...
Russia should be ready for non-contact war
Apr 16, 2014 (Voice of Russia)
The future of the Russian armed forces lies in developing high-precision 'smart' weapons and boosting the capacity to conduct no-contact warfare, a Russian depu...
Foes flex muscles in east Ukraine as NATO beefs up forces
Apr 16, 2014 (AFP)
Ukrainian and pro-Russian forces flexed their military muscles in the restive east of the country on Wednesday, a day ahead of high-level international talks on...
China's maritime area being carved up
Apr 16, 2014 (XNA)
China is facing serious challenges to its maritime rights, with its resources being plundered and seas carved up, a senior oceanic official said Friday. Some is...
'Criminal' use of force by Ukraine would imperil talks: Lavrov
Apr 15, 2014 (AFP)
Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday warned Kiev against using force to quell pro-Moscow separatists in eastern Ukraine, saying the "criminal" act ...
Tokyo governor to make 'city diplomacy' visit to Beijing
Apr 15, 2014 (AFP)
Tokyo's top local official said Tuesday he will visit Beijing this month at the invitation of its mayor, in an attempt by officials to heal Japan and China's br...
Russia fighter jet buzzed US destroyer: Pentagon
Apr 14, 2014 (AFP)
A Russian fighter jet made several passes at low altitude near a US destroyer cruising in international waters in the Black Sea at the weekend, the Pentagon sai...
Shades of the Cold War at NATO HQ
Apr 14, 2014 (AFP)
The Ukraine crisis is turning the clock back 30 years for NATO and Russia with the return to propaganda methods and suspicions last seen during the Cold War. "N...
Russia's top diplomat to discuss Ukraine in China visit
Apr 13, 2014 (AFP)
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing next week and will discuss with him the situation in Ukraine, the Russ...
Ukraine in the balance
Apr 13, 2014 (UPI)
Only the most gloomy pessimists think Russian President Vladimir Putin will launch a military invasion of Ukraine to bring it back into Moscow's fold. But even ...
Philippines aims for US defence deal before Obama visit
Apr 11, 2014 (AFP)
The Philippines said Friday it hopes to complete a new defence accord with the United States ahead of a visit by President Barack Obama this month, as a territo...
China's booming military spending belies caution
Apr 11, 2014 (AFP)
With the world's biggest military, China far outnumbers rival Japan in manpower, ships, aircraft and defence spending, but analysts say underlying weaknesses le...
US warns Russia of more sanctions over Ukraine
Apr 10, 2014 (AFP)
US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew warned his Russian counterpart Thursday of more sanctions if Moscow "continues to escalate" the crisis in Ukraine. Lew also expr...
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