Vietnam close to BrahMos cruise missile deal with India
Vietnam is likely to finalise a deal to purchase the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile system from India, according to a report. The missile, jointly developed by India and Russia, is seen as…
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US Calls China’s Scarborough Shoal Rules Destabilising
The United States has called China’s enforcement of a nature reserve at Scarborough Shoal “destabilising” for the Indo-Pacific. The US said Beijing was using environmental and legal grounds to advance disputed territorial…
US moves carrier USS George Washington from Pacific to Middle East
The US Navy is relocating the aircraft carrier USS George Washington from the western Pacific to the Middle East to replace the USS Abraham Lincoln, whose deployment has been extended beyond May…
US calls China’s Scarborough Shoal claim destabilising
The United States has rejected China's recent enforcement of a 'national nature reserve' at Scarborough Shoal, calling the move a destabilising attempt to expand territorial claims. US State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott…
48 rescued, 14 missing after Vietnam ship sinks near Chinese reef
Forty-eight people have been rescued and 14 remain missing after the Vietnamese cargo vessel Khoi Nguyen 18 sank near Fiery Cross Reef in the Spratly Islands on Saturday, July 25. The reef…
China Confirms Two Coast Guard Deaths in South China Sea Clash
China has posthumously honoured two Coast Guard officers who died on 11 August 2025 while safeguarding maritime rights, according to an official People’s Armed Police listing. The announcement did not explain how…
