The Philippines’ defence chief is pushing for a swift and sweeping modernisation of his country’s navy and coastguard to tackle Beijing’s aggressive tactics in the disputed South China Sea.
National Defence Secretary Gilbert Teodoro said new defence partnerships were needed and security personnel’s skills had to be improved to maintain...
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall on Monday warned that China was building up its military to prepare for a potential war with the U.S., and he said America must optimize its forces to counter the rising threat.
Speaking at the Air and Space Forces Association Warfighter Symposium at National Harbor,...
U.S. President Joe Biden this past weekend made comments on the Chinese economy that raised eyebrows for the definitive tone.
Xi has "his hands full right now," Biden said during a news conference in Hanoi.
"He has overwhelming unemployment with his youth. One of the major economic tenets of his plan...
A U.K. parliamentary aide is arrested on suspicion of spying for China, China’s defense minister is missing from public, and Beijing plans an iPhone ban across government bodies and other state organizations.
U.K. Parliament Aide Charged With Spying for China
News broke over the weekend that a U.K. parliamentary aide had...
Commanders and senior officers of the People’s Liberation Army must go to the front lines to ensure the day-to-day problems of the rank and file are resolved in a timely manner, the PLA Daily said in an editorial.
The call, published on Tuesday, mostly addressed the importance of conducting field...
China's arms exports have declined due to poor quality, and weak and inconsistent performance, which puts buyer countries in peril. In the last decade, China's weaponry exports have dropped by nearly a quarter, according to a report by the Directus.
Furthermore, China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) is plagued by the...
GUANGZHOU -- China faces a shortage of millions of artificial intelligence professionals just as generative AI projects kick into full gear.
"Along with large tech companies, startups, financial firms and others are looking for superior AI talent," said Angus Chen, head of AI staffing at Shanghai-based recruiting firm ManGo Associates. "Many candidates...
China is strengthening its economic ties with its neighbours in Southeast Asia through ASEAN, the region's political and economic union. As China recently hased out out details of a bolstered free trade agreement with ASEAN, it is worth considering another major trade project — the Belt and Road Initiative.
he...
Twenty-nine politicians in Pakistan are allegedly involved in the smuggling of Iranian petroleum products, a report submitted to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has revealed.
The report states that terrorists are using revenue generated from petrol smuggling as a key source of financing. The report, incriminating politicians and government officials...
The Chitral region in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has recently made headlines owing to a fatal cross-border incursion on September 6, Dawn reported.
Chitral is located in a strategically important territory, bordering Afghanistan and separated from Tajikistan only by the Wakhan Corridor. The Chinese Xinjiang area is also nearby.
Even though Chitral...
