Since the end of Second World War, Tokyo maintained a strictly defensive doctrine and avoided being seen as a military power.

Stock markets across Asia fell, with Japan's Nikkei Stock Average 0.6% lower, South Korea's Kospi losing 0.8%, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index declining 1.1%. Taiwan's Taiex is down 0.9%.

It doesn’t look like a fire ant. It doesn’t sting like one either. And it may already be in your yard.

India and Vietnam agreed to strengthen economic and defense ties as both sides seek to deepen their partnership while ...

Energy security, Myanmar's prolonged civil conflict and tensions in the South China Sea emerged as simultaneous tests for ...

UAE air defences counter Iranian drone and missile attack as regional ceasefire faces renewed challenges; oil prices surge.

Recent satellite imagery tells a sobering story. Iranian strikes during the 2026 conflict damaged or destroyed at least 228 structures and pieces of equipment across US military sites in the Middle ...

This comes as Washington remain unpredictable and the Iran war continues to disrupt trade. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Defense chief Gilberto Teodoro Jr. delivers his speech during the closing ceremony of the Balikatan drills on Friday at Camp ...

The violence threatened to unravel a fragile truce in effect since April 8 that brought an end to weeks of U.S.-Israeli ...

Indonesian Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin hosted his Japanese counterpart Koizumi Shinjiro for high-level discussions ...

Cambodia reaffirmed its support for the Asean Observer Team's (AOT) monitoring of the Cambodian-Thai border as a new mission ...