Chinese Navy’s hospital ship Peace Ark has been operating in Jakarta, Indonesia, since arriving last Thursday, providing free medical care to locals. The service has been welcomed by the local residents as more than 700 patients have visited the hospital for the...
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BALI, Indonesia — Joe Biden and Xi Jinping held their first face-to-face meeting as presidents of the U.S. and China on Monday evening — a summit that lasted over three hours. The leaders promised to work together on global issues, but stuck to their...
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Taipei [Taiwan], November 13 (ANI): Taiwan on Saturday detected 36 China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft and three People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) vessels around the island’s surrounding region. Taiwan’s Armed Forces...
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PHNOM PENH, Cambodia—South China Sea must not be the source of conflict but of economic engagements and interactions for claiming countries and for the world. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. made this encouraging yet strong statement on the hotly-disputed waters as he...
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PRESIDENT Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Thursday agreed to boost intelligence and strategies cooperation between the Philippines and Vietnam amid Beijing’s growing control of the South China Sea....
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Analysis of satellite imagery from the past year shows that hundreds of Chinese militia vessels continue to operate in the Spratly Islands on a daily basis. The data confirms the massive scale of militia force in the Spratlys. It also shows a marked consistency in...
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On October 28, the United Seamen’s Service recognized four vessels and their crews for providing search and rescue assistance to mariners in distress, honoring one of the highest traditions of the maritime profession. The Honored Seafarer awards went to the U.S....
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The circumstances around the Djibouti-flagged tanker than ran aground in Indonesian waters near Singapore are growing increasingly complicated. Initial reports said that the vessel was carrying a cargo of crude from Malaysia to China, but days after the grounding, the...
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The CO of the cruiser USS Normandy has been relieved of duty and transferred off his ship in the middle of a North Atlantic deployment, the U.S. Navy said in a brief statement Tuesday. Capt. Simon McKeon, the commanding officer of Normandy, had served in the post...
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Chinese President Xi Jinping today said Beijing will strengthen military training and prepare for any war Xi’s announcement will raise fears that China may invade Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its own China, which has second-largest military in world, has...
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BEIJING — China’s foreign minister called for the “rebuilding of mutual trust” in a phone conversation with his Australian counterpart Tuesday, Beijing said, in a sign of easing tensions after years of difficult ties between the countries. Australia...
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Taiwan’s defence ministry detected 46 Chinese aircraft and 4 naval vessels in its neighbourhood on Sunday. The Taiwanese army responded to the activities with aircraft in controlled air patrol, naval vessels and land-based missile systems.”46 PLA aircraft and 4 PLAN...
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