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New Chinese law strengthening power of its maritime authorities may escala
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 2 (ANI): China has passed a new legislation to strengthen the power of its maritime safety authorities sparking fears that tensions between Beijing and other Asian countries, including Japan, may escalate in the Indo-Pacific region.
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Philippine President refuses to withdraw navy from South China Sea amid te
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], May 1 (ANI): Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has said that he will not withdraw navy and coastguard boats patrolling the disputed South China Sea and insisted that the country's sovereignty over the waters is "not negotiable".
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Taiwan bans recruitment for jobs in China to prevent talent poaching
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], April 30 (ANI): Amid rising tensions with Beijing, Taiwan has told staffing companies to remove all listings for jobs in China as a preventive measure to avert the poaching of vital tech talent to the mainland.
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13 Kyrgyz citizens dead, 121 injured in Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan border confl
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Bishkek [Kyrgyzstan], April 30 (ANI/Sputnik): The recent escalation of tensions on the border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan has left 13 Kyrgyz citizens dead, and 121 more injured, the Kyrgyz Ministry of Health said on Friday.
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Australia to spend millions to upgrade military bases amid China tensions
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], April 29 (ANI): Australia has announced plans to spend as much as USD 581 million upgrading its military bases and expanding joint exercises with the United States, amid China's growing military aggression.
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China asks Australian politicians to abandon 'cold war mentality' as tensi
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 29 (ANI): China has hit back at Australia for making remarks that "instigate confrontation" after Australian Home Affairs Secretary Mike Pezzullo said "drums of war" are beating in the region.
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China issues landscape survey of Diaoyu Islands amid tensions with Japan
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China] April 29 (ANI): China has released a landscape survey of a group of islands administered by Japan to reinforce its territorial claims in the East China Sea region amid tensions with Tokyo.
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Chinese actions in South China Sea have increased tensions with neighbours
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], April 27 (ANI): The actions of China in South China Sea have caused trouble in the region, Taiwan said as Beijing unveiled three new navy warships.
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Philippines conducts maritime exercises in disputed sea amid tensions with
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], April 27 (ANI): The Philippines has conducted maritime exercises in the disputed West Philippine Sea, as Chinese coast guard ships continue to amass near a disputed reef in the South China Sea.
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US formally recognises Armenian massacre as genocide
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 24 (ANI): US President Joe Biden has formally declared that the massacre of an estimated 1.5 million Armenians by the Ottoman Empire more than a century ago as "genocide," a move that is likely to escalate tensions with Turkey.
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Hundreds of US-funded scientists under probe for being compromised by Chin
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 24 (ANI): Amid rising tensions with Beijing on multiple fronts, US officials have shared concerns that China may have compromised hundreds of federally funded scientists from different colleges and universities across the country.
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Assam-Nagaland border tensions should not affect economic activity of NE r
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Dimapur (Manipur) [India], April 22 (ANI): Border tensions between Nagaland and Assam should not impact economic activities along the border belts, said the Confederation of Nagaland Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CNCCI) on Wednesday.
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