Singapore, one of the richest countries located on the in the South China Sea, has recently been having disputes with Malaysia over territorial waters and exclusive economic zones. Five government Malaysian ships were in the waters off of Singapore. The government of Malaysia insists that they are in Malaysian waters however. One of the ships is a buoy laying ship… Read more »
BEIJING — More than 1,000 Chinese fugitives who fled abroad were returned to the country last year and more than $519 million in ill-gotten gains was recovered, the ruling Communist Party said Friday, in what it is seen as a further victory in President Xi Jinping’s years-long drive against corruption. The party’s anti-corruption watchdog said among the 1,335 returned were… Read more »
SINGAPORE: Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan will make a ministerial statement on Singapore-Malaysia relations on Monday (Jan 14) when Parliament sits for the first time this year. The two countries have been locked in a dispute over airspace and maritime territory. Advertisement In a meeting earlier this week, Malaysia agreed to immediately suspend its permanent restricted area in the airspace over Pasir Gudang, while Singapore suspends its implementation… Read more »
An inquiry has found that hackers resembling state-sponsored actors were responsible for the biggest cyber attack in Singapore’s history, which targeted the healthcare details of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and accessed the data of a quarter of the population. A report published on Thursday described the hackers involved in last year’s attack as “skilled and sophisticated,” with characteristics matching… Read more »
SINGAPORE: As many as five Malaysian government vessels have been seen in Singapore territorial waters, in the wake of a positive meeting between Singapore and Malaysia’s foreign affairs ministers. In response to media queries, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) confirmed that there were five Malaysian government vessels in Singapore waters off Tuas at 6pm on Wednesday. As at 6pm… Read more »
China has been investing a lot of resources into their ship building programs, specifically their aircraft carriers. The Chinese government has invested in a new aircraft carrier as well as updating their old one with new technologies. The new carrier has new technologies that allow for more room to be used for the launching and storing of aircraft. Their old… Read more »
Scores of workers at China Shipbuilding Industry Corp (CSIC), whose former general manager has been accused of selling state secrets – a crime punishable by death – have been schooled in how to protect classified information.SCMP TODAY: INTL EDITIONGet updates direct to your inboxE-mail *By registering you agree to our T&Cs & Privacy Policy According to a statement released on social media, the company… Read more »
The United States and China may have called a truce on tariffs, but tensions remained high during a diplomatic meeting in Switzerland this week. International frustration over America’s protectionist stance boiled over during a closed-door review of U.S. trade policy at the World Trade Organization, according to an official in Geneva. India called America unpopular. Japan made reference to Old Glory,… Read more »
China is flexing its muscles. As the second richest economy in the world, its businessmen and politicians are involved just about everywhere in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Now, though, China is taking a big interest in a very different part of the world: the Arctic. It has started calling itself a “near-Arctic” power, even though Beijing is almost 3,000km… Read more »
State-owned shipbuilder CSIC is working against the clock to get its two aircraft carriers ready for military use, and in time for 70th anniversary celebrations marking the founding of the People’s Republic of China in October next year.SCMP TODAY: INTL EDITIONGet updates direct to your inboxE-mail *By registering you agree to our T&Cs & Privacy Policy At present, both warships are being worked on… Read more »