Asia Pacific
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Japan Says North Korea Developing Warheads to Penetrate Missile Defenses
August 27: Pyongyang appears to be developing warheads to penetrate a ballistic missile shield defending Japan, the country’s defense chief said on Tuesday, pointing to the irregular trajectories of the […]
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Port Otago Workers Set to Strike From Sat Aug 31 in New Zealand
August 23: More than 250 front line workers at Port Otago have issued strike notice including an overtime ban which will take effect from next Saturday. It is set to […]
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Malaysia Seizes $161m Cocaine & Ketamine in Sacks
August 23: Malaysian authorities on Friday said they had seized nearly 3.7 tonnes of ketamine and cocaine worth about USD 161 million in the country’s biggest drugs haul to date. […]
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Norwegian Shipping Company WWO Charged with Criminal Cartel Conduct
August 23: Norwegian shipping company Wallenius Wilhelmsen Ocean AS (WWO) has been charged with criminal cartel conduct, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said on Friday. The ACCC said the […]
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Sri Lanka Offers to Set Up Regional Maritime Information Fusion Center
August 18: In the first meeting of Indian Ocean Region Association (IORA) Maritime Safety and Security (MSS) Working Group chaired by Sri Lanka and held in Colombo on August 8 and […]
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US Carrier Sails Into Disputed Waters Amid New Flare-Ups
August 06: A U.S. aircraft carrier sailed through the disputed South China Sea on Tuesday in the latest show of America’s military might amid new territorial flare-ups involving China and […]
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Chinese Survey Ship Returns to Disputed Waters Claimed By Vietnam
August 14: A Chinese survey vessel has re-entered disputed waters in the South China Sea, according to ship tracking analysis, after a tense month-long standoff in the same area that inflamed […]