30/01/2020
The Australian government’s decision to ban ‘high-risk vendors’ from its 5G network build caused ripples not just through the Five Eyes community but in major markets where those high-risk vendors already have key customers. One such customer is Germany. During a delegation to Germany that I joined in June 2019, it became apparent that the […]
7/11/2019
The president is set to become the first Russian leader to make a state visit to the Philippines for more than 40 years, according to a former envoy Moscow is aware of China’s entry into the Philippines, and could have its eye on some projects there, while the US is also watching developments The timing […]
8/02/2016
Carlyle A. Thayer Emeritus Professor, The University of New South Wales at the Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra The Vietnam Communist Party (VCP) held its 12th National Congress in Hanoi from 20-28 January. The foreign news media devoted the lion’s share of attention on the contestation for the post of VCP Secretary General between incumbent […]
11/01/2016
Alex Ward At times of global instability, the places where things remain calm stand out. That is the case with northeast Asia, the area primarily comprised of China, Japan, parts of Russia and the two Koreas. Due to the generosity of the Korean Economic Institute and Korea Foundation, I had the chance recently to […]
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Комментариев нет » 1/04/2015
It all began with apparently innocuous activity reported in both the Russian and Vietnamese press citing the Russian Defense Ministry on January 4. According to the reports, Russian Air Force Il-78 Midas tanker planes were granted access last year to Vietnam’s aerodrome facilities in Cam Ranh Bay, located in the southern Vietnamese province of Khanh […]
16/08/2012Supalak Ganjanakhundee, Asia News Network (The Nation), Phnom Penh | World | Mon, July 09 2012 Nuclear weapons states will not sign the protocol of the Southeast Asian Nuclear Weapons Free Zone treaty (SEANWFZ) at this week’s ASEAN meeting as many of them still have reservations, Foreign Minister Surapong Towichukchaikul said Sunday. Nuclear powers including […]
Опубликовано в China, Economy, Policy, Press Review, Press Review, South-East Asia Комментариев нет » 16/08/2012Associated Press, Hanoi | World | Sun, July 01 2012 A group of Vietnamese marched through the capital’s streets shouting “Down with China!” in a rare protest Sunday following growing tensions over disputed territory in the South China Sea. About 200 people chanted in the rain, some waving flags and holding signs, as they walked […]
17/05/2012By Zainal Arifin Jakarta – Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ 100)notes scrawled in the dark history of flight. In flight ‘promotion’ in Indonesia, SSJ 100 fared quite unlucky. Head of Russia SAR suspect aircraft manufacturer that carries 50 people crashed in the area of Mount Salak, West Java. However, until now there is no certainty. From […]