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Japan to export used destroyers to Philippines to deter China: report
Published on 06/07/2025
» TOKYO - Japan will export used navy destroyers to the Philippines to strengthen its deterrence against China's maritime expansion, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Sunday, as the two US allies increase cooperation to counter Beijing.
US hard power must get harder
Oped, Published on 05/06/2025
» In Raiders of the Lost Ark, Harrison Ford gets his biggest laugh when a desert assassin twirls a scimitar with menacing bravado. Following this brief performance, Ford's character cracks a wry smile, takes out his pistol, and shoots the man dead. In a potential contest with China, the United States looks more like the medieval assassin, deploying young sailors and soldiers equipped with perilously outdated, vulnerable technology.
China military says it monitored US warship in Taiwan Strait
Published on 24/04/2025
» BEIJING - China's military said on Thursday that it had dispatched naval and air forces to monitor and warn a US guided missile destroyer that sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait.
Tower collapse puts builder in spotlight
Oped, Published on 02/04/2025
» Even before the dust settled in Bangkok after the March 28 quake, China Railway's 10th Bureau was deleting posts and photos about its key role in constructing the infamous collapsed building.
Philippines, US hold joint maritime exercises in South China Sea
Published on 19/01/2025
» MANILA - The Philippines and the United States carried out joint maritime exercises for a fifth time in the South China Sea, Manila's armed forces said on Sunday, in a move that would likely irk China.
China’s ‘monster’ ship back in disputed waters, Philippines says
Published on 12/01/2025
» The Philippines said a huge Chinese coast guard ship widely known as the “Monster” has returned to its exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea, prompting its own coast guard vessel to approach and issue a radio challenge.
China holds drills in South China Sea
Published on 28/09/2024
» Chinese air and sea forces are conducting manoeuvres in a disputed area of the South China Sea, the military said on Saturday, hours after the country’s top diplomat discussed ways of reducing regional tension with his US counterpart.
Stretched US Navy eyes risky new waters in South China Sea
Published on 02/09/2024
» LONDON - As two US aircraft carrier battle groups patrolled the Indian Ocean this week in an explicit effort to deter Iran from striking Israel and sparking a major regional conflict, a very different military messaging effort was underway in a luxury conference centre in Manila.
Fireworks on cards as Thai stars clash at Lumpinee 77
Sports, Published on 29/08/2024
» Two of the most dedicated stars on the ONE Lumpinee platform will finally cross paths tomorrow.
Japan scrambles fighter jets after Chinese military plane incursion
Published on 26/08/2024
» Japan scrambled fighter jets to warn off a Chinese military aircraft that briefly entered Japanese territorial airspace on Monday, in what domestic media said was the first incursion of its kind.