Hong Kong, December 28 (ANI/Sputnik): Hong Kong is considering mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for schoolchildren due to the spread of Omicron cases, the South China Morning Post newspaper reported on Tuesday, citing a source.
Tokyo [Japan], December 28 (ANI): Amid growing tensions with China and North Korea over the South China Sea and violations of firing ballistic missiles respectively, arrangements are underway for the defence chiefs of Japan, the US and South Korea to meet in Hawaii in mid-January.
Beijing [China], December 23 (ANI): China increases its military capabilities across the South China Sea by improving its electronic warfare, communications, and intelligence-gathering capabilities.
Berlin [Germany], December 23 (ANI): Germany's recent deployment of a warship into the South China Sea was a "teaser", Berlin hoped to dispatch additional ships and aircraft to Asia from 2023, said Germany's Vice Admiral Kay-Achim Schonbach.
Hong Kong, December 19 (ANI): China has repeatedly employed cyberattacks against Southeast Asian countries because of their claims on the South China Sea or their inability to give Chinese projects green signals in their respective countries, according to a report.
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): Expressing concerns over the situation in Afghanistan, French Defence Minister Florence Parly has said that terrorism is a major challenge to all that has hit France and Europe over the last few years and has not spared the Indo-Pacific including India.
Liverpool [UK], December 12 (ANI): Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa said on Saturday (local time) that Tokyo intends to urge China to act responsibly in the East and South China Seas, Hong Kong, and its Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
Washington [US], December 10 (ANI): China continues to have strategic and tactical interest in government and private sector organizations in Southeast Asia through its cyber-espionage operations for a range of objectives intended to support a deepening of its regional influence in future
Beijing [China], December 10 (ANI): The numbers and rapid deployment of Chinese maritime vessels have "radically changed the peacetime balance of forces in the South China Sea".
Washington [US], December 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The US State Department said in a statement on Wednesday that Counselor Derek Chollet will travel to Cambodia and Indonesia on December 8-13 to hold discussions on key regional issues, including the burgeoning crisis in Myanmar, the State.
Washington [US], December 4 (ANI): The United States and the European Union have expressed concerns over China's growing military aggression in the South China Sea and the East China Sea, saying that they would work together to manage their rivalry with Beijing.