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NEW DELHI: China is closely monitoring the forthcoming Nato summit to be held in Lithuania’s capital Vilnius as South Korea, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand are planning to meet on the sidelines of the summit to discuss how to respond to…

BEIJING: China and Russia conducted joint air force patrols over the Sea of Japan and the East China Seaon Tuesday, as South Korea said it had deployed fighter jets in response to warplanes near its airspace.Beijing and Moscow "staged the…

Last Updated: June 07, 2023, 02:15 ISTThe Russian national flag flies in front of the Great Hall of the People before a welcoming ceremony for Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin in Beijing, China, May 24, 2023. (Reuters File…

TOKYO: Japan said Monday it is preparing for North Koreato launch in the coming weeks what Pyongyang has described as a satellite, but Tokyo believes may be a ballistic missile.Pyongyang has informed Japan's coastguard that a rocket will…

Last Updated: May 29, 2023, 06:29 ISTA woman watches street TV broadcasting breaking news of a North Korean missile launch in Tokyo on April 13, 2023. (AFP)Japanese officials believe the launch will involve a ballistic missile, according to…

WASHINGTON: Influential Indian-American Congressman Ro Khannahas said that Indians now see China as their greatest military threat and not Pakistan, and emphasised the need to have constructive re-balancing with Beijing.Relations between…

TAIPEI: Flights out of northern Taiwan were delayed on Sunday after China launched a rocket carrying a satellite that dropped debris into waters north of Taipei.While the satellite launch had no obvious military purpose, it comes after…

Japan conducted a recount of its islands and determined that it has 7,000 more islands than previously believed. The Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI) used digital mapping to discover that Japanese territory has 14,125…

<!-- -->The purpose of the exercise is to improve coordination between Russia and China. (Representational)Moscow: Moscow announced Monday that several of its warships were participating in naval exercises starting this week with…

YOKOSUKA: US Vice President Kamala Harriscondemned on Wednesday "disturbing" actions by China in the Pacific while pledging to deepen "unofficial ties" with Taiwan, days after the US administration pledged its forces would defend the…