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Poland, South Korea Seal U.S. $3 Billion Military Aircraft Deals
Poland signed deals worth U.S. $3 billion with South Korea in September 2022 for the purchase of 48 Korean FA-50 fighter planes as the Central European country took urgent steps…
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Indo-Pacific Countries Launch Major Trade Talks
Economic ministers from more than a dozen Indo-Pacific countries launched negotiations in September 2022 on the United States’ first major regional trade engagement effort in nearly a decade. U.S. Trade…
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Philippines, Singapore Affirm Defense Ties, Maritime Stability
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. concluded a two-nation Southeast Asian tour in Singapore in September 2022, where he and government leaders agreed to boost counterterrorism cooperation and affirmed the importance…
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Indian Navy Commissions Biggest Aircraft Carrier in Domestic Defense Push
India commissioned its first domestically manufactured aircraft carrier in September 2022, underlining New Delhi’s efforts to boost domestic production to supply a military deployed on two contentious borders. After 17…
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In Thailand’s Deep South, Artists Strive To Alter Its ‘Violent Image’
Story and photos by Benar News The beaches in Pattani province, in the heart of Thailand’s Deep South, are pristine but mostly deserted. Outsiders hardly venture here because the mainly…
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Meet Japan’s Cyborg Cockroach, Crawling to a Disaster Near You
Story and Photo by Reuters If an earthquake strikes in the not-too-distant future, trapping survivors under tons of rubble, the first responders to find them could be swarms of cyborg…
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Taking Aim
B. Munkherdene helps a young archer draw a bow as part of a traditional Naadam festival — which includes wrestling, horse racing and archery — held during the multilateral Gobi…
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Presidents Biden, Marcos Reaffirm Nations’ Alliance
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and United States President Joe Biden reflected on the importance of their nations’ alliance during their first in-person meeting in September 2022, as President Biden…
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Australia, New Zealand Share Common Outlook on Pacific
Australia and New Zealand are in lockstep in their policies toward the Pacific Island Countries (PICs), where the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is attempting to grow influence, Australian Prime…
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Philippines marks sovereign territory
The Philippines has installed buoys and opened command posts to assert its sovereignty in waters and islets it claims in the contested South China Sea, Adm. Artemio Abu, the Philippine…
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