Kinmen Islands, Taiwan – On a heat, nonetheless night in early June, Jason Lu parks his electrical scooter close to a seashore on the small Taiwanese island of Kinmen. Lu, who wears… Read More

SYDNEY (Reuters) – New Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta said on Saturday she had expressed concerns over the South China Sea and tensions in the Taiwan Strait dur… Read More

China’s President Xi Jinping throughout the opening session of the Nationwide Individuals’s Congress – AFP Xi Jinping will hike army spending to its quickest tempo in… Read More

Author: Marat Galimov, HSE In 1999, amid ASEAN-related meetings in Manila, then Chinese premier Zhu Rongji, Japanese prime minister Keizo Obuchi and South Korean president Kim Dae-jung held… Read More

The Australian Greens have pledged to push for sweeping changes to the Australian Defence Force if they hold the balance of power at the next election, including cuts to defence spen… Read More

https://www.mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/news/1805180/ Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks and answers to questions during his meeting with finalists of the International Track as par… Read More

Author: Neil DeVotta, Wake Forest University President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s 2019 election manifesto promised ‘Vistas of Prosperity and Splendour’. Professionals for a Bette… Read More

BEIJING: A look at developments in the South China Sea, where China is pitted against smaller neighbours in multiple territorial disputes over islands, coral reefs and lagoons. The waters… Read More

President Duterte and a map showing the competing claims to the South China Sea.President Duterte has reiterated that he would never go to war with China, even amid the country’s show… Read More

Author: Richard Javad Heydarian, Manila Shortly after his landslide election victory in 2016, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declared his intention to chart a new course for the Philip… Read More

AFP | The US on Monday said it planned to beef up its Arctic presence to keep Russia’s and China’s “aggressive behaviour” in check in the resource-rich region. &ldquo… Read More

Author: Prateek Joshi, VIF India In a move that heralds greater bilateral cooperation, Chinese Defence Minister Lieutenant General Wei Fenghe paid his first visit to India in August 2018. Th… Read More

Author: Richard Javad Heydarian Almost one year into office, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte continues to rule with characteristic sound and fury. Under his watch, the Southeast Asian n… Read More

Author: Nguyen Khac Giang, VEPR After one of the most highly contested Vietnamese Communist Party (VCP) elections to date, the incumbent General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong was re-elected to… Read More