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Benjie Batanes | Jul 20, 2015 10:21 AM EDT
Military troops from the United States, Australia, New Zealand and Japan concluded a series of amphibious war games on the Australian coast this Sunday. Although such military activities are held annually, this year is significant since this the first time that a Japanese contingent has partaken. This is also the first time Chinese officers have been invited to witness the exercise. read more
Benjie Batanes | Jul 20, 2015 07:50 AM EDT
The Philippine government announced on Sunday that international support for its South China Sea claims was further bolstered by a recent American surveillance sortie headed by Admiral Scott Swift, head of the US naval fleet in the Pacific. read more
Kwao Peppeh | Jul 20, 2015 04:02 AM EDT
President Xi Jinping has called on China's military forces to uphold the traditions of the historic Red Army. He made this comment while inspecting the 16th Group Army of the Shenyang Military Area Command on Saturday in Changchun, Jilin Province. read more
Kwao Peppeh | Jul 19, 2015 10:25 AM EDT
Aspiring Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, whose infuriating comments on illegal immigration drew several criticisms recently, has been widely picked apart again after questioning Arizona Sen. John McCain's war record. read more
Kwao Peppeh | Jul 18, 2015 11:17 AM EDT
China has agreed to release nine tourists, who were arrested on Friday, July 10 in Inner Mongolia, according to a spokesman for two of the travelers. read more
Kwao Peppeh | Jul 18, 2015 06:33 AM EDT
Premier Li Keqiang on Friday noted that the bilateral relationship between China and Japan continues to be fraught with "challenges" despite the willingness of both sides to improve ties. read more
Kwao Peppeh | Jul 17, 2015 08:45 AM EDT
The president of the World Bank Jim Yong Kim has revealed that his organization was not coerced by China into deleting parts of its latest economic report about the country that highlighted problems in the nation's financial system. read more
Kwao Peppeh | Jul 16, 2015 11:56 AM EDT
The Chinese government has urged Tokyo to "respect the major security concerns of its Asian neighbors" after the Japanese House of Representatives passed new security bills that authorizes it's army to fight abroad for the first time since the end of the Second World War. read more
Benjie Batanes | Jul 16, 2015 11:15 AM EDT
The Philippine government announced on Tuesday that repairs on a navy ship that has been grounded in a contested shoal since 1999 will proceed as planned despite objections from China. Both countries claim ownership of the disputed shoal. read more
Kwao Peppeh | Jul 16, 2015 07:50 AM EDT
U.S. Senator John McCain has expressed worries over revelations that Chinese tech company Tsingua Unigroup is preparing to make a bid to purchase Micron Technology - America's last major state-owned chip manufacturer. read more
Garima Vohra | Jul 16, 2015 05:42 AM EDT
Whether Donald Trump is a rich man or a really-rich-man is a question that Americans are pondering. The net worth of the sharp businessman and Republican presidential candidate is more than $10 billion and his income was $362 million last year, according to an announcement by his campaign team on Tuesday. read more
Kwao Peppeh | Jul 16, 2015 02:25 AM EDT
China's former vice premier and head of the country's top legislative body, Wan Li, has died on Wednesday in Beijing at the age of 99. read more
Garima Vohra | Jul 15, 2015 02:29 PM EDT
July 15 will mark a new event in the history of Mexico, and might pull off a new lease of life for its dwindling economy, rising inflation and crumbling infrastructure. read more
Kwao Peppeh | Jul 15, 2015 11:51 AM EDT
Republican House leaders on Tuesday canceled a bill that would have seen the government minting thousands of pink plated gold coins to raise funds for breast cancer awareness. Conservatives expressed concerns that monies raised would be used to fund an abortion rights organization embroiled in controversy after a video of one of its top officials discussing the sale of body parts harvested from aborted fetuses went viral. read more
Benjie Batanes | Jul 14, 2015 12:13 PM EDT
US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter ordered ordered military officials on Monday to make the necessary steps that will legally enable transgenders to enter military service without fear of repercussions. read more
Due to the coronavirus, people around the world have canceled their travel plans. Governments and health officials have warned the public to avoid boarding cruise ships and long flights. read more
