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Obama at ASEAN

Obama at Asean summit as sea row rumbles

US President Barack Obama is attending a regional summit in Cambodia, with trade pacts and rumbling tensions over the South China Sea set to dominate.

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Manila paddles harder in the South China Sea

MANILA – At the recently concluded UN General Assembly in New York, Philippine Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario made an emphatic speech to rally global

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Sea Change

Our nation's [U.S.] security priorities, and our military, are in transition. In the Middle East, we ended the war in Iraq and are reducing ground troops in Afghanistan with the ...
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Sex Scandal Beclouds AUSMIN Talks

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's talks with the Gillard government have begun in Perth but threaten to be overshadowed by the spiralling sex scandal involving top American military officials. Mrs ...
Malacca Strait Cooperation

Amphibious aircraft beefs up security

The threat of pirate attacks and armed robbery along the Malacca Straits has seen a dramatic decline following the beefing up of security with the use of the Malaysian Maritime ...
China Carrier Preps for Flight Ops

Asia powers double defense spending

WASHINGTON — Asia’s top powers have doubled defense spending in the past decade, spurred by the explosion in military expenditure by China, new research shows. While troop numbers have remained constant, ...
US-Philippine Alliance

All Air and No Force

The Philippines’ Great National Security Challenge (and it’s NOT China) The Philippines’ weak defense capabilities were made painfully evident during its maritime dispute with China in the South China Sea earlier ...
Port Klang

Maritime Agency Gets 6 New Boats

PORT KLANG: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) received a boost to its security and enforcement ability in Malaysian waters when it received six new patrol boats. MMEA's Southern region Chief ...
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U.S. Forces Refocused on Asia Pacific

Deputy Secretary of Defense Carter gave a speech at the Woodrow Wilson Center on October 3, 2012 and discussed the strategic rebalance of our armed forces in the Asia Pacific ...
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Taiwan, Japan coast guards spar in waters near Diaoyutais

Taipei, Oct. 1 (CNA) Coast guard vessels from Taiwan and Japan sparred in waters near the disputed Diaoyutai Islands Monday over their countries' conflicting claims to the uninhabited island chain ...

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