HANOI (PNA/VNS) — Vietnamese Fisheries Surveillance Department (VSFD) staff has reported high-capacity Chinese vessels in waters around the Haiyang Shiyou-981 rig, which is illegally standing in Vietnam’s waters. They said the vessels had bulbous bows and were accompanied by two Chinese coast-guard ships. Together with Chinese fishing vessels, they kept on hampering Vietnamese vessels, occasionally throwing stones and bottles. China still has a fleet of between 110-115 ships around the rig, including about 40 coast-guard […]
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At least 58 people die in flash floods in Afghanistan
(Reuters) — At least 58 people have been killed and many more are missing in flash floods that hit parts of northern Afghanistan, President Hamid Karzai’s office said on Saturday (June 7). The floods were caused by heavy rain that fell overnight in the Gozargah-e Noor district of the northern Baghlan province. Residents of the flooded area said many people have lost their homes. “Some 500 houses were destroyed in these floods and nearly 60 people have been killed also […]
Chinese military spending exceeds $145 billion, drones advanced: U.S.
By Phil Stewart (Reuters) – China’s military spending exceeded $145 billion last year as it advanced a program modernizing an arsenal of drones, warships, jets, missiles and cyber weapons, the Pentagon said on Thursday, offering a far higher figure than Beijing’s official tally. The Pentagon’s estimate, using 2013 prices and exchange rates, was 21 percent above the $119.5 billion figure announced by China. It was detailed in an annual report to Congress that cited steady progress in […]
China’s military capabilities expand as tensions in South China Sea rise
According to a report to the United States Congress by the the Defense Department, China’s military capabilities are expanding in time with the rising tensions in several territorial disputes with neighboring countries.
Thai Junta: China, Vietnam support new military government
Thailand’s junta stated that representatives from Hanoi and Beijing expressed their support of the new military government.
China will not submit counter memorial at the international tribunal
China will not submit a counter-memorial at the arbitration tribunal at the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, reiterating their position that they will not participate in the proceedings.
Group of seven, to issue a statement on territorial disputes
A news report from Tokyo stated that leaders from the Group of Seven are set to adopt for the first time a statement of their concerns against Chinese militarism in the South China Sea.
China imposes tight security on the 25th year of Tiananmen crackdown
China deployed additional manpower in preparation for the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown.
Saudi review reveals 100 more Mers-Cov cases
Over a hundred cases of MERScov have gone unreported, with a Saudi press agency reporting significantly higher figures compared to the official report of the Saudi health ministry.
China defends Tiananmen crackdown on eve of 25th anniversary
(Reuters)– China defended the bloody 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators around Beijing’s Tiananmen Square on Tuesday (June 3), the eve of the 25th anniversary, saying it had chosen the correct path for the sake of the people. For the ruling Communist Party, the 1989 demonstrations that clogged Tiananmen Square inBeijing and spread to other cities remain taboo after the government termed the protests “counter-revolutionary”. The anniversary of the date on which troops shot their way into central Beijing in 1989 has never been publicly marked […]
India cabinet minister dies in car accident
India’s rural affairs minister died in a car accident in New Delhi.
Thais express confidence in military’s attempt to solve economic problems
Citizens of Thailand expressed confidence in the military’s attempt to solve the country’s economic problems when the military came up with a list of emergency measures to tackle recession.