Illicit Activity
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Vietnam improves in human trafficking fight
Radio Free Asia For the second year in a row, Vietnam’s ranking improved in the United States’ annual Trafficking in Persons report, and the country is no longer considered among…
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South Korea, Allies confront North Korea’s GPS signal jamming
FORUM Staff For more than a decade, North Korea has been developing and intermittently testing its capabilities to jam signals from the network of satellites and receiving devices known as…
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Philippine Armed Forces, partner agencies drive Marawi’s post-siege rehabilitation
Maria T. Reyes The Philippine Department of National Defense (DND) has reaffirmed its commitment to ongoing reconstruction and rehabilitation projects in Marawi. The initiative began after the 2017 Battle of…
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ROK Navy’s Cheonghae Unit key player in global anti-piracy missions
Felix Kim The Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy’s Cheonghae Unit continues to strengthen global maritime security initiatives 15 years after it was formed to support anti-piracy operations under United Nations…
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Former rebels assist disaster relief in southern Philippines
Maria T. Reyes Former rebels played a pivotal role in relief efforts after devastating landslides killed at least 85 people in the Davao region of the southern Philippines in February…
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A Nuclear Shift
FORUM Staff During the past decade, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has doubled its combat missile brigades within the People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force (PLARF), unveiling missiles capable of launching…
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Philippines bolstering efforts to combat terrorism financing
Maria T. Reyes The Philippines is stepping up efforts to combat the financing of terrorist organizations in the country and tackle money laundering, particularly when used to finance illicit weapons…
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Report: PRC fishing vessels top abusers of forced labor
FORUM Staff The People’s Republic of China (PRC) is the leading abuser of forced labor on fishing vessels globally, according to a new study. The report, “Dark webs: Uncovering those…
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U.S.-PRC summit brings progress on military communications, counternarcotics
FORUM Staff Resumption of military-to-military communications, bilateral cooperation to tackle the scourge of fentanyl and other illicit drugs, and joint talks on the risks of artificial intelligence (AI) highlighted United…
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France deploys surveillance aircraft to enforce U.N. sanctions, deter illicit North Korean actions
FORUM Staff France demonstrates its commitment to security and stability in the Info-Pacific by annually deploying assets to uphold and enforce United Nations Security Council resolutions to deter North Korean…
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