SOUTH CHINA SEA militarisation has been accelerated by China in recent years as they look to seize complete control of the oil-rich waters, and the unveiling of their new aircraft carrier – Shandong – indicates Beijing’s growing military tussle with the US. China President Xi Jinping formally commissioned the colossal warship on Tuesday, yet […]

  In recent years, Japan has engaged in naval exercises with the US, Canada, France, India and several Southeast Asian states with South China Sea claims that rival China’s. Earlier this year, Japan sent its helicopter carrier Izumo on a tour of the South China Sea, calling at Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines and Sri Lanka […]

“If the Filipino people have been looking for the heroes of 2019, let them look no further. They have Antonio Carpio and Albert del Rosario staring them in the face.” At this time of year, with the present 12-month calendar period about to become a part of history, a thoughtful person scans the horizon in […]

  MANILA, Philippines — The signed letter of intent for the maritime defense pact between the Philippines and France will be non-binding until the forging of a formal agreement, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said yesterday. Lorenzana himself signed the letter of intent during his trip last month to France, which was in line with the […]

  Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. China’s first domestically built aircraft carrier has entered into service following a commissioning ceremony at a South China Sea naval base. Chinese President Xi Jinping attended the ceremony in the southern island province of […]

  KUALA LUMPUR/BEIJING — Beijing said on Tuesday it had protested against Kuala Lumpur filing a submission with the United Nations last week seeking to establish the limits of Malaysia’s continental shelf in the northern part of the disputed South China Sea. Under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, any country […]

SOUTH CHINA SEA militarisation has led many in the region to fear conflict between China and the US, which might be why a fake news story about a supposed Chinese nuclear bomb test fooled many around the world, including Russian President Vladimir Putin. An extreme radio host in the US posted a fake news story […]

  THE defense-military establishment is finalizing plans to acquire medium-range ramjet BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles, which Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said could be considered the country’s first weaponry with deterrent capability. Lorenzana said the procurement of the Indian-made BrahMos, noted as the fastest missile in the service of any military in the world for now, […]

  Over the last four months, Vietnam has faced a serious challenge to its sovereignty in the South China Sea. Strategic circles in Hanoi are stirred by China’s repeated intrusions into Vietnam’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) off its central and southern coastlines.A general view shows JDC Hakuryu-5 drilling rig and supply vessels in the South […]

140410-N-CC789-034 PASCAGOULA, Miss. (April 10, 2014) More than 900 Sailors and Marines assigned to the amphibious assault ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) America (LHA 6) march to the ship to take custody of it. The U.S. Navy officially accepted delivery of the amphibious assault ship from Huntington Ingalls Industries during a custody transfer ceremony in Pascagoula, […]