As a Viet Nam veteran, I know the kinds of pain and suffering incurred by over three million US soldiers, marines, sailors, and airmen, 58,313 of whom paid the ultimate price whose names are on The Vietnam Wall in Washington, DC. The Oregon Vietnam Mem…
Continue ReadingPumping up the world economy is an “urgent priority” G7 leaders said, as they warned there could be dire global consequences if Britain decides to leave the EU.The Group of Seven industrial powers cautioned that the worldwide economy was patchy and fac…
Continue ReadingTwo Philippine coast guard vessels intercepted a Chinese fishing boat with 10 crew off northeastern Luzon after a two-hour chase, two local broadcasters said on Friday, accusing them encroaching into Philippine territorial waters. It was the latest in …
Continue ReadingThe incident took place in international airspace last week as the plane carried out “a routine US patrol”, the Pentagon said.A US defense official said two Chinese J-11 fighter jets flew within 50 feet (15 meters) of the US EP-3 aircraft. The official…
Continue ReadingPageo Utama of Jakarta, one of South East Asia’s leading independent organisations providing hydrographic survey, positioning and subsea support facilities to the offshore oil and gas industries from bases in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore, has expa…
Continue ReadingMOSCOW-U.S. President Barack Obama’s announced lifting of a decades-old arms embargo against Vietnam is raising eyebrows not only in China, where a dispute with Hanoi in the South China Sea inflames military tensions, but also in Russia. Russia has lo…
Continue ReadingKabul (BNA) Finance Minister Ekleel Hakimi participated in 41st Islamic Development Bank (IDB) annual summit held last Monday in Jakarta.In the sideline of the summit, minister of finance met separately with finance ministers of Indonesia, Bahrain, Sau…
Continue ReadingThe incident, likely to increase tension in and around the contested waterway, took place in international airspace on Tuesday as the US maritime patrol aircraft carried out “a routine US patrol,” a Pentagon statement said.The encounter comes a week af…
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