Asia & Pacific

The network of desert launch platforms host long-range missiles that can reach any U.S. city, but one expert cautioned that missile silos are sometimes fake.

The two countries also pledged to enhance flexible air deployment operations and continue strengthening force posture arrangements.

The two countries reaffirmed that peace and stability in the South China Sea are non-negotiable as they deepen defense and economic cooperation.

Authorities reviewed the probe requests under WTO rules and Japanese law and found enough evidence to launch formal investigations.

The chip family is designed to run personal agents natively in Windows instead of relying on cloud computing.

The gathering in Washington came ahead of the 37th anniversary of Beijing’s Tiananmen Square massacre, also a taboo subject in China.

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi rejected accusations that Tokyo was pursuing a ‘new militarism’ and criticized China for expanding its military.

U.S. and Japanese defense chiefs called for allied burden-sharing, stronger deterrence, and expanded regional defense cooperation.

Groups have raised concerns that it could limit children’s access to information, communication, and social participation, and increase surveillance.

The group found that China’s state-owned enterprises received disproportionately high levels of government support.

Activists report intensified monitoring, travel bans, and ‘on post’ surveillance as Beijing marks 37 years since the 1989 massacre.

The bulk of the latest tranche of money will be spent on drone systems, critical ship maintenance and work to replace the country’s aging naval fleet.

The findings are a warning beyond Taiwan.

The European Commission has called for a more robust response to surging Chinese imports and growing economic imbalance.

Rescue workers in Laos said Saturday they have safely evacuated four villagers trapped in a flooded cave for 10 days.

‘For too long, the security of this region has rested disproportionately on American military power,’ Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said.

The United States also said it wants to move ‘as quickly as possible’ to enhance combined submarine presence in the Pacific region.

Tokyo and Manila moved to deepen defense cooperation amid growing security concerns in the South China Sea and around Taiwan.