US weighs China sanctions after cyber hack
Washington (AFP) Aug 31, 2015 -
The United States is considering economic sanctions against Chinese firms and individuals that profited from cyber attacks on American targets, a senior administration official said Monday.
Following a spate of hacking attacks on US companies and government agencies that have been widely blamed on China, the official told AFP that Washington would respond "in a manner and timeframe of our ch ...
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Japan complains to UN over Ban's China military parade visit
Tokyo (AFP) Aug 31, 2015 -
Tokyo said Monday it has complained to the United Nations over Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's plan to attend a huge military parade in Beijing to mark the 70th anniversary of Japan's defeat in World War II.
Top government spokesman Yoshihide Suga called on the UN to be "neutral", after Tokyo issued a complaint to the 193-member body on Friday.
"We want to encourage member countries to l ...
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If politics followed golf...
Washington DC (UPI) Aug 26, 2015 -
Earlier this month, millions were fixated on two television spectaculars. One was political, the Republican Party's maiden debate in the presidential sweepstakes with participants limited to only "natural born" U.S. citizens (Ted Cruz hopefully is listening.) The second was the PGA Championship, one of golf's annual four major tournaments with international participants of world-class ability. ...
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Philippines seeks US 'assistance' in South China Sea
Manila (AFP) Aug 27, 2015 -
The Philippines has asked the US to provide military "assistance" in resupplying and rotating Manila's forces in the South China Sea because they face harassment from regional power China, a military spokesman said Thursday.
The request was made the previous day by Philippine Defence Secretary Voltaire Gazmin in a meeting with Admiral Harry Harris, head of US Pacific Command, according to Co ...
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Border fear and betrayal beneath Sino-Russian warmth
Hongjiang, China (AFP) Aug 31, 2015 -
Savagely beaten and accused of spying for Moscow, Xu Weiyi - one of China's few citizens of Russian descent - stared over the river separating his border village from the Soviet Union, longing for escape.
"My mother was too old, so it was mostly us - me, my brother and sister - who took the beatings, and we bled," said Xu, now 81. "I just wanted to run away."
Russian President Vladim ...
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NATO opens training centre in Georgia amid Russia tensions
Tbilisi (AFP) Aug 27, 2015 -
NATO on Thursday opened a training centre in Georgia as the ex-Soviet country eyes closer partnership with the Western military alliance amid tensions with Russia.
Georgia has long sought full NATO membership and hopes to be invited to join a Membership Action Plan (MAP), a formal step towards membership, at a NATO summit in Warsaw next year.
But analysts doubt that NATO will grant the s ...
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Advanced Sidewinder missile approved for full-rate production
Patuxent River, Md. (UPI) Sep 2, 2015 -
Raytheon's advanced variant of the AIM-9X Sidewinder air intercept missile has been approved for full-rate production for the U.S. Navy and Air Force.
The approval by Navy research, development and acquisition authorities was given to the Air-to-Air Missile Systems Program Office – PMA-259 - at Naval Air Station Patuxent River and Raytheon Missile Systems and will lead to the product ...
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