The U.S. Navy and Royal Australian Navy came together for operations in the South China Sea starting April 13. HMAS Parramatta (FFG 154) began sailing with Ticonderoga-class guided missile-cruiser…
Vietnam has rejected misinterpretations in China’s recent diplomatic note to the U.N. and reaffirmed legal sovereignty over Vietnamese East Sea territories.
As China was scrambling to contain the coronavirus outbreak that ravaged parts of the country before crossing international boundaries, it was asserting its presence in the South China Sea through a…
Vietnam has strongly protested China’s flouting of international laws and violation of Vietnam’s sovereignty in forming districts on East Sea archipelagos. Satellite image of Woody Island, part of…
(Reuters 18/04/2020)- The United States called on China on Saturday to stop “bullying behaviour” in the South China Sea and said it was concerned by reports of Beijing’s “provocative actions” aimed a…
Type-001A, the Chinese first domestically made aircraft carrier China kicked off construction of a third aircraft carrier, CNS reported on Nov. 25. In a report on the WeChat network, Xinhua said …
Austal’s OPV design for the Philippine Navy is based on a proven platform that has demonstrated success operating in tropical environments and conducting border patrol and maritime operations. Pri…
Warships and fighter jets of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy take part in a military display in the South China Sea, April 12, 2018. Photo by Reuters/Stringer
The Chinese show of naval force in the South China Sea last week, to warn Taiwan and show support for Russia, shows that President Xi Jinping is giving as good as he gets when it comes to American b…
FILE - A Vietnamese boat (L) which was rammed and then sunk by Chinese vessels near disputed Paracels Islands in 2014.
Chinese President Xi Jinping, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), reviews the People's Lib…
More intensive naval training is steadily improving the navy’s combat readiness, writes Collin Koh The People’s Liberation Army Navy has been on a roll over the past month, staging successive air…
Japan is studying several requests from Southeast Asian governments for donations of defence equipment. However, Japanese operational requirements will take precedence over assistance to foreign go…
BEIJING : China's foreign minister sought Thursday to downplay concerns about Beijing's global ambitions, while also hinting at consequences for countries that don't fall in line on issue…
The Aster 30 medium-range air-defense missile (highlighted in red) is shown to have attained operational status in this graphic released March 2 by Singapore’s Ministry of Defence, five years after i…
Beijing accuses ‘external powers’ of flexing muscles in South China Sea after US carrier docks in Vietnam. Arrival of ‘fully armed vessel’ in disputed waterway is ‘greatest disturbance to peace and s…
Amid increasing Chinese assertiveness in the region, India and Vietnam have underlined the importance of freedom of navigation and overflight in the South China Sea, while calling for peaceful settle…
USS Carl Vinson and other US Navy warships entering the port of Da Nang, began a five-day visit to Vietnam. The visit of a U.S. aircraft carrier to Vietnam for the first time since the end of the Vi…
The state-run Philippine News Agency quoted Philippine Navy chief Rear Adm. Robert Empedrad as saying that the two frigates from South Korea will be employed as anti-air platforms. Once completed a…
During Vietnam President Tran Dai Quang’s visit this week, the two sides will discuss developments in South China Sea Indian warship INS Shivalik visited Hai Phong port in 2014. (Image: Indian Em…