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North Korea may test hydrogen bomb in Pacific: Foreign Minister
NEW YORK: North Korea may test a hydrogen bomb in the Pacific Ocean, its foreign minister said on Thursday (Sep 21).
Ri Yong Ho was asked what leader Kim Jong Un might do after President Donald Trump warned that the United States would “totally destroy North Korea” if it was forced to defend itself or its allies. Tiếp tục đọc “North Korea may test hydrogen bomb in Pacific: Foreign Minister”
Japan deploys missile defence to northern island: official
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| A Japanese soldier walks past a Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missile launcher deployed at the Defence Ministry in Tokyo. – AFP/VNA Photo |
TOKYO — Japan will Tuesday deploy an additional missile defence system on its northern island of Hokkaido, a defence ministry spokesman said, days after North Korea launched a missile over the island.
“We are deploying a PAC-3 system at about noon” to a base of the nation’s Ground Self-Defense Force in the southern tip of Hokkaido, said Kensaku Mizuseki.
Tiếp tục đọc “Japan deploys missile defence to northern island: official”
A Blueprint for Fisheries Management and Environmental Cooperation in the South China Sea
By South China Sea Expert Working Group | September 13, 2017
AMTI Update
This is the first product of the CSIS Expert Working Group on the South China Sea, which seeks to chart a feasible model for claimants to manage the maritime disputes.
The South China Sea is one of the world’s top five most productive fishing zones, accounting for about 12 percent of global fish catch in 2015. More than half of the fishing vessels in the world operate in these waters, employing around 3.7 million people, and likely many more engaged in illegal, unregulated, and unreported fishing. But this vital marine ecosystem is seriously threatened by overfishing encouraged by government subsidies, harmful fishing practices, and, in recent years, large-scale clam harvesting and dredging for island construction.
On the top, the relatively healthy but overfished reef flat surrounding Thitu Island; on the bottom, a reef flat approximately 1.5 nautical miles away destroyed by Chinese clam harvesters. Both photos dated February 2016, courtesy of John McManus. Tiếp tục đọc “A Blueprint for Fisheries Management and Environmental Cooperation in the South China Sea”
Lựa chọn của Hy Lạp
Thái Bình Thứ Bảy, 2/9/2017, 08:12 (GMT+7)
Du khách Trung Quốc trước trụ sở Quốc hội Hy Lạp. Ảnh: NYT
(TBKTSG) – Những đồng tiền đầu tư của Trung Quốc vào Hy Lạp – quốc gia Nam Âu, thành viên của Liên hiệp châu Âu (EU) mấy năm gần đây bị khủng hoảng kinh tế trầm trọng – đã bắt đầu sinh lợi nhuận, không chỉ tính bằng tiền bạc mà cả bằng ảnh hưởng chính trị ngày càng tăng của Bắc Kinh ở Hy Lạp và cả khối EU.
Trong cơn khủng hoảng kéo dài, Hy Lạp phải cầu xin sự trợ giúp của “bộ ba”, gồm EU, Ngân hàng Trung ương châu Âu (ECB) và Quỹ Tiền tệ quốc tế (IMF). Để được vay tiền cứu nguy, Hy Lạp phải thực hiện các biện pháp khắc khổ như tăng thuế, giảm trợ cấp xã hội, giảm biên chế và giảm lương công chức, tư nhân hóa tài sản quốc gia… dù phải đối mặt với làn sóng phẫn nộ của dân chúng. Giữa cảnh khốn quẫn đó, có một bàn tay chìa ra mà Hy Lạp khó mà từ chối: Trung Quốc. Tiếp tục đọc “Lựa chọn của Hy Lạp”
China brushes off Vietnam protests over South China Sea drills
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China on Wednesday dismissed Vietnamese condemnation of its military live-fire exercises in the disputed South China Sea, saying it was acting within its sovereign rights.
HANOI: China on Wednesday dismissed Vietnamese condemnation of its military live-fire exercises in the disputed South China Sea, saying it was acting within its sovereign rights.
China conducted the drills around the Paracel Islands, which Vietnam claims, prompting Vietnam to say it would “resolutely protect” its “legitimate rights’ through peaceful means.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang told a regular briefing that China had done nothing wrong.
“We hope the relevant side can regard the drills calmly and reasonably,” he said, without elaborating.
China claims nearly all the South China Sea, through which an estimated US$3 trillion in international trade passes each year. Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines and Taiwan also have claims.
Tension between China and neighbouring Vietnam is at its highest in three years over the disputed waters.
Vietnam suspended oil drilling in offshore waters that are also claimed by China in July under pressure from Beijing.
China has appeared uneasy at Vietnam’s efforts to rally Southeast Asian countries over the South China Sea as well as at its growing defence relationships with the United States, Japan and India.
(Reporting by Mai Nguyen; Additional reporting by Christian Shepherd in Beijing; Editing by Nick Macfie)
Source: Reuters
Vietnam Slams China Over Military Drills In South China Sea
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China and Vietnam have long traded barbs over the strategic and resource-rich South China Sea, which Beijing claims most of.
World | Agence France-Presse | Updated: September 06, 2017 10:40 IST
Tensions have flared in recent months between the two countries over the disputed sea
Hanoi: Vietnam has delivered a sharp rebuke to China over military drills in the South China Sea, the second such warning in a week as tensions rise between the countries over the disputed waterway.
China and Vietnam have long traded barbs over the strategic and resource-rich South China Sea, which Beijing claims most of. Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnam Slams China Over Military Drills In South China Sea”
US planning more regular South China Sea patrols: Report
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WASHINGTON: The Pentagon is planning to conduct more regular patrols in the South China Sea – as many as two to three a month – to assert freedom of navigation in disputed waters claimed by China, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday (Sep 1).
The newspaper said the aim is to create a more consistent posture to counter China’s maritime claims, rather than a more ad hoc approach favored during Barack Obama’s administration. Tiếp tục đọc “US planning more regular South China Sea patrols: Report”
China demands Indonesia rescind decision to rename part of South China Sea
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JAKARTA: China has demanded that Indonesia rescind a decision to rename its maritime area in the southwest part of South China Sea to North Natuna Sea.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry sent an official note to the Indonesian embassy in Beijing expressing its opposition to Jakarta’s Jul 14 move, when it unveiled a new official map of the national archipelago that revealed its renaming of the area. Tiếp tục đọc “China demands Indonesia rescind decision to rename part of South China Sea”
Vietnam protests over Chinese military drill in South China Sea
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Vietnam on Thursday opposed what it called a Chinese announcement of military exercises in the disputed South China Sea, disagreements over which have pushed tension between the neighbours to its highest in three years.
China has appeared uneasy at Vietnam’s efforts to rally Southeast Asian countries over the busy waterway as well as at its neighbour’s growing defence ties with the United States, Japan and India.
In July, under pressure from Beijing, Vietnam suspended oil drilling in offshore waters that are also claimed by China.
Vietnam was deeply concerned about drills in the region of the Gulf of Tonkin, at the north end of the South China Sea, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang said in a statement, but did not make clear what drills were being referred to. Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnam protests over Chinese military drill in South China Sea”
Xôn xao về việc bỏ gọi “ngụy quân ngụy quyền”
VN Youtuber – Xuất bản 20 thg 8, 2017
Hôm 18/8, Viện sử học ra mắt bộ Lịch sử Việt Nam gồm 15 tập với nhiều quan điểm mới. Trong đó có một điểm mới là bỏ cách gọi ngụy đối với VNCH.
Thực hư chuyện BrahMos đã về Việt Nam
VN Youtuber – Xuất bản 18 thg 8, 2017
Gần đây có tin Ấn Độ đã bán BrahMos cho Việt Nam. Thực hư thông tin này ra sao?
Ông láng giềng của chúng ta đang lo sợ?
VN Youtuber – Xuất bản 22 thg 8, 2017
Theo một số nhà bình luận, ông láng giềng phương bắc đã di chuyển trọng tâm chú ý lên hướng đông bắc.
Vietnam is worried that Trump’s weakness is making China strong
Citizens of Vietnam have developed an unusual national pastime: Across the country and on social networks, people trade suspicions that their government is secretly giving in to an aggressive China. And lately, there has been plenty of fuel for their rumours.
Some blame a visibly diminished US presence for giving Beijing an opportunity to act behind the scenes. Many blame officials in Hanoi for putting economic cooperation or alleged communist solidarity above questions of national pride. Last month, when a valuable project overseen by the Spanish company Repsol was suspended without explanation, both theories abounded. Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnam is worried that Trump’s weakness is making China strong”
Naval accidents no setback to South China Sea operations: US Pacific Air chief
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Recent US naval accidents in the Asia Pacific region will not interrupt “freedom of navigation” movements in the disputed South China Sea, the US Pacific Air Forces commander said on Friday.
KUALA LUMPUR: Recent US naval accidents in the Asia Pacific region will not interrupt “freedom of navigation” movements in the disputed South China Sea, the US Pacific Air Forces commander said on Friday.
USS John S McCain collided with a merchant vessel in Singapore waters this week, the fourth major accident in the US Pacific fleet this year, prompting a fleet-wide investigation and plans for temporary halts in operations to focus on safety. Tiếp tục đọc “Naval accidents no setback to South China Sea operations: US Pacific Air chief”
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