FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Western governments are aiming to cap the price of Russia’s oil exports in an attempt to limit the fossil fuel earnings that support Moscow’s budget, its military and the invasion of Ukraine. The cap is set to take effect on Dec. 5, the same...
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The Philippines and Australia on Friday renewed calls for continued maritime cooperation activities as part of bilateral relations of the two countries. For both sides, maritime ties included conduct of related dialogues, joint exercises, capacity building activities,...
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The Philippines has sought an official explanation from China’s government after a Chinese coast guard vessel reportedly seized Chinese rocket debris from Filipino navy personnel in the disputed South China Sea, officials said yesterday. Maria Theresa Daza, a...
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After pandemic suspension, China pledges to restart military drills with Indonesia, send navy delegation to Bangladesh celebrations Strengthening regional military engagements a pillar of Xi Jinping’s ‘great nation diplomacy’ China has restarted its military exchanges...
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MANILA – The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) will be deploying two McDonnell Douglas F-15 “Eagle” jet fighters and 60 personnel for exercises with the Philippine Air Force (PAF) from Nov. 27 to Dec. 11. The unit-to-unit exercise will be held at Clark...
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The Gulf of Guinea is witnessing a shift in the dynamics of piracy, with criminal networks moving away from targeting commercial maritime and switching to oil bunkering, theft and illegal fishing, a development that indicates the global community must remain vigilant....
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ReCAAP, the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships in Asia, is again highlighting an increase in sea robbery incidents in the Singapore Strait. Several of the international programs monitoring and reporting on sea piracy and...
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BEIJING, Nov. 24 — From November 5 to 9, the Chinese PLA Navy sent a delegation to Yokohama, Japan, to participate in the 18th Western Pacific Maritime Symposium (WPNS), said Senior Colonel Wu Qian, a spokesperson for China’s Ministry of National Defense,...
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China’s foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning tells a regular briefing that the object is debris from a rocket’s payload fairing – casing that protects the nose-cone of a spacecraft – launched by China China denied on Monday, November 21, that...
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“It makes sense to invest high-level attention to restore deepened cooperation across the board with this youthful, populous, prospering, and strategically located ally,” said Daniel Russel, the top US diplomat for East Asia under former US president Barack Obama and...
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MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday personally thanked United States (US) Vice President Kamala Harris for America’s commitment to defend the Philippines, its treaty ally, against any armed attack in the South China Sea (SCS). He made this remark as...
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Chinese and Russian surface action groups have transited past Japan on their voyage home, while Chinese aircraft have transited in an out of the Pacific Ocean through the Miyako Strait, according to the Japanese Ministry of Defense. Meanwhile, the U.S. and Japan are...
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