Tag: vietnam

  • Duterte reacts to crew killings

    Bizarre threat comes after two crew murdered. Duterte vows to ‘eat’ Abu Sayyaf after beheading of Vietnamese Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to eat alive the Islamist militants behind […]

  • Vietnamese crew killed

    Philippines kidnap: Abu Sayyaf Islamists behead Vietnamese wo Vietnamese men have been beheaded by Philippine Islamist group Abu Sayyaf, the country’s military said. Their bodies were found on Basilan island […]

  • Vietnam gets new patrol boats

    Boost for CG capabilities. Vietnam receives six Metal Shark patrol boats from the US Gabriel Dominguez, London – IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly The Vietnam Coast Guard (VCG) has received six […]

  • ReCAAP’s road map

    The importance of information sharing. Singapore Supports ReCAAP ISC’s Roadmap for the Future By Aiswarya Lakshmi Singapore endorsed the roadmap and strategies to strengthen Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy […]

  • Vietnam warns of pirate threat

    Vietnam warns of increased piracy in South-east Asian waters The Vietnam Maritime Administration (Vinamarine) has ordered port authorities across the country to warn ship owners and maritime transport companies of […]

  • 1 dead, 7 kidnapped

    Abu Sayyaf Group suspected to be behind attack. Crewman of Vietnamese ship killed off PH, 7 others abducted Carmela Fonbuena MANILA, Philippines – A crew member of a Vietnamese ship […]

  • China steps up readiness

    Donald Trump’s election as US president has increased the risk of hostilities breaking out, according to Chinese state media and analysts China ‘steps up preparedness for possible military conflict with […]

  • China not happy with Trump

    New Trump administration clashes again with China. China hits back at US over South China Sea claims China has asserted its “indisputable sovereignty” over parts of the South China Sea […]

  • New boats for Vietnam

    Boost for Vietnam’s maritime domain. South China Sea: Japan to supply new patrol boats to Vietnam Mai Nguyen and My Pham Hanoi: Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday promised […]

  • Hijackers sentenced

    Long jail terms and corporal punishment handed out. 8 Indonesians get lengthy jail terms for hijacking Malaysian oil tanker By Samhati Bhattacharjya A Malaysian court sentenced eight Indonesians to between […]