North Korea’s garbage balloons, other provocations follow regime’s failed satellite launch
The hundreds of trash-laden balloons that North Korea floated over the fortified border into South Korea were a dangerous provocation, Indo-Pacific Allies and Partners said.
Chinese company reportedly preparing drone-making apparatus for North Korea
A Chinese manufacturer’s social media post that describes exporting a drone assembly line to North Korea has raised concern that the transfer would violate a
China aircraft carriers set to outnumber US in Pacific by 2035
China may have more aircraft carriers in the Pacific than the U.S. by 2035, analysts’ assessment following a Department of Defense report indicates, underscoring the
Will Donald Trump’s threats to Greenland help bring China and Europe closer together?
Donald Trump’s renewed threats to take over Greenland could pose a direct challenge to China’s ambitions in the Arctic, but some observers say it may also open
U.S. sets stage for deepening defense engagement in 2026
The United States will continue building on its defense momentum in the Indo-Pacific throughout 2026, with an anticipated expansion of bilateral and multilateral exercises. Given
Venezuela-style strike on Taiwan’s leader could prove tricky for China
ome Chinese online users are calling for a lightning Venezuela-style snatch of Taiwan’s leaders in a prelude to taking over the island, but analysts, scholars
Deaths from Iran protests reach more than 500, rights group says
Unrest in Iran has killed more than 500 people, a rights group said on Sunday, as Tehran threatened to target U.S. military bases if President Donald
FM to wrap up Africa visit; ‘tradition shows commitment’
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, during his visit to Africa, held a phone conversation with Somali Foreign Minister Abdisalam Dhaay on local time Sunday, during
History unsettled, military burdens: Why Ryukyu people say ‘NO’ to US bases
Lying between China’s northeastern Taiwan island and Japan’s southwestern Kyushu are the Ryukyu Islands, an arc-shaped archipelago in the western Pacific. Once known as the
Japanese PM’s claim on China’s export control on dual-use items exposes ‘lack of sincerity and dangerous foreign policy approach,’ expert says
Following China’s decision to tighten export controls on dual-use items destined for Japan last week, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, speaking on an NHK program