Disturbance in northeast Asia

Disturbance in northeast Asia

(VOVworld) – The Japanese government has made pubic its 2015 defense white paper discussing covering its concerns over a worsening security situation outside Japan. The paper directly mentions the building of artificial islands in...
Japan announces 2015 defence White Paper

Japan announces 2015 defence White Paper

(VOVworld) – The Japanese cabinet on Tuesday approved a defence White Paper for 2015, in which it describes the security situation surrounding Japan as “increasingly tough.”
Maritime security high on G7 agenda

Maritime security high on G7 agenda

(VOVworld) – The summit of the Group of 7 leading industrial countries (G7), which took place in Bavaria, Germany on June 7-8, issued a joint-statement covering several regional and...
Japan names 158 islets in East China Sea

Japan names 158 islets in East China Sea

(VOVworld)- Japan on Friday named 158 uninhabited small islets belonging to an island group in the East China Sea, as part of efforts to reinforce its sovereignty claim
Instability in East Asia in 2013

Instability in East Asia in 2013

(VOVworld) – Exchanges of words and military deployments posed a great threat to North East Asia in 2013. VOV comments on the territorial disputes in this region
China deploys warplanes to East China Sea

China deploys warplanes to East China Sea

(VOVworld) – China has sent two warplanes to a so-called air defence identification zone that was unilaterally declared by Beijing in the East China Sea to monitor the aircrafts of...