KYIV, Ukraine : Russian forces Wednesday launched a rocket attack on a Ukrainian train station on the embattled country’s Independence Day, killing 22 people, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said after warning for days that Moscow might attempt “something particularly cruel” this week.The lethal attack took place in Chaplyne, a town...
Islamabad, August 22: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday blamed the country’s military establishment for the ongoing crackdown on the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) that has escalated tensions in the country and raised the risk of large-scale unrest.
“On May 25, when the police used violence against us, I...
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang took a dig at President Xi Jinping and the comments were censored on WeChat. Beijing displayed nuclear-capable missiles during Nancy Pelosi’s visit. Heatwaves and power shortages were observed across China. New unemployment data for July paints a grim picture for the Chinese economy. Chinascope gives...
Fears over the prospect of an invasion from China is twice as high among Australians when compared to the Taiwanese, new research suggests.
An Australian Institute survey of 1,000 people each in Australia and Taiwan found one in 10 Australians believed China would invade their country “soon” compared to one...
The Defense Ministry’s budget requests for fiscal 2023 will include funds to strengthen Japan’s capability to detect and intercept hypersonic missiles, which are more elusive than conventional missiles, government sources said.
The project will be one of more than 100 items the ministry is expected to pursue without specifying costs.
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TOKYO — The U.S. and South Korean militaries began their largest field exercises in five years this week, a step that demonstrates the allies’ hardening line against North Korea but will probably trigger an angry reaction from Pyongyang and ramp up tensions on the peninsula.The summer drills, named Ulchi...
TOKYO – The government is looking to possess more than 1,000 long-range cruise missiles, according to sources.
With a Taiwan contingency in mind, the government intends to deploy the missiles mainly from Kyushu to the Nansei island chain. Its aim is to narrow the gap with China, which has deployed a...
China's smartphone market boom comes to an end as it registers a sharp decline in demand within the mainland and outside.As per the latest data, China's second-quarter smartphone shipments fell by 14.7 per cent, which is the fifth consecutive quarterly decline, Financial Post, an American-based publication reported.Analysts believe that...
The world’s biggest battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology Co and Toyota Motor Corp on 17 August announced factory closures as the impact of a drought-induced power crisis in China’s Sichuan province spreads, reported Bloomberg.Toyota Motor Corp shut a plant in the provincial capital of Chengdu and will keep operations...
Bangkok: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who is in Thailand to attend the 9th India-Thailand Joint Commission Meeting as both nations celebrate 75 years of establishment of diplomatic relations, will hold meeting with his Thai counterpart Don Pramudwinai today in Bangkok.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand will host...
