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 ...

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

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

Vietnam’s General Secretary and President To Lam will deliver the keynote address at Asia’s top security summit this year, ...

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

DUBAI, April 28 (Reuters) - Iran is ready to share its defensive weapons capabilities with "independent countries, especially ...

Heads of state of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) participating in the 48th ASEAN Summit have all arrived ...