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Japan asks China to halt intrusions in Senkakus, address human rights issu
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], April 5 (ANI): Japan Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi on Monday urged China to halt its illegal intrusions into its territorial waters around the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea and address the human rights issues in Xinjiang and the ongoing political situation in Hong
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Japan deploys destroyer to gather information after Chinese carrier group
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], April 5 (ANI): After China's carrier group was spotted passing the waterway between Okinawa and Miyako islands towards the Pacific on Saturday, Japan has sent destroyer JS Suzutsuki, a P-1 maritime patrol aircraft and a P-3C anti-submarine warfare patrol aircraft to gather inf
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Magnitude 6.6 Earthquake registered east of South Sandwich Islands
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
South Sandwich Islands [UK], April 3 (ANI/Sputnik): A 6.6 magnitude earthquake was registered on Saturday east of the South Sandwich Islands in the southern part of the Atlantic Ocean, the US Geological Survey said.
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China could step up armament, provocations near Senkaku Islands: Report
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], March 29 (ANI): China's coast guard could step up armament and provocations around the Japanese-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea following the enforcement of a controversial Chinese law that allows use of weapons against foreign ships, according to a report pub
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Two Chinese ships enter Japan's territorial waters off Senkaku Islands
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], March 29 (ANI): In yet another case of illegal intrusion by Beijing, two Chinese government vessels entered Japan's territorial waters off the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea on Monday morning.
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China reclaiming land to extend Spratly Islands reef in South China Sea, s
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], March 25 (ANI): China has extended another Spratly Islands reef in the disputed South China Sea, satellite images have showed.
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5.0-magnitude quake hits southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Caledonia [France], March 25 (ANI/Xinhua): An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 jolted southeast of the Loyalty Islands at 07:08:07 GMT on Thursday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.
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Yoga Day: Advance plans finalised to encourage public participation in A&a
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 22 (ANI): International Day of Yoga (IDY), 2021 will see a series of activities in the Andaman-Nicobar Islands which are expected to inspire the public to adopt Yoga in a big way, informed Ministry of AYUSH on Monday.
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Japan, US to conduct joint military drills near Senkaku Islands to counter
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], March 21 (ANI): To counter China's aggressiveness in the East China Sea, the United States and Japanese governments are planning to conduct large-scale joint drills to protect the Senkaku Islands.
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Indian-made COVID-19 vaccines arrive in Solomon Islands
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Honiara, [Soloman Island] March 19 (ANI): Soloman Islands on Friday received Indian-made COVID-19 vaccines under the 'Vaccine Maitri' initiative.
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Indian naval Landing Craft Utility L58 commissioned at Port Blair
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 18 (ANI): Indian Naval Landing Craft Utility (LCU) L58, the eighth and last ship of the Landing Craft Utility (LCU) Mark IV Class, was commissioned into the Indian Navy at Port Blair, Andaman & Nicobar Islands on Thursday.
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Japan mulling to send armed forces in East China Sea amid rising Chinese a
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], March 7 (ANI): Amid escalating tensions in the disputed East China Sea, Japan is mulling to send its armed forces to deal with the surge in Chinese activity in the Japanese-controlled Diaoyu Islands, South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported.
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