AP Week in Pictures: Global
July 5 — 11, 2024
Defensive asian news
Philippines, Japan sign defense pact to seal South China Sea ties
MANILA -- The Philippines and Japan signed a historic troop access agreement on Monday in Manila that closens relations between two nations determined to counter threats posed by China's growing influence in the Pacific.
Risk migrates to Europe from Asia
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NATO to launch 4 projects with Indo-Pacific partners, including AI and cyber
WASHINGTON -- NATO and its Indo-Pacific partners of Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand will launch four new joint projects to deepen cooperation, U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan told a gathering of defense industry officials Tuesday.
Japan punishes hundreds of defense officials for mishandling classified data and other misconduct
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s defense ministry announced disciplinary action on Friday against more than 200 senior officials and service members over mishandling of classified materials and other misconduct, an embarrassment that could undermine Tokyo’s efforts to work more closely with United States and other partners in the face of China’s growing threat.
Japan warns of rising tensions over China's military drills near Taiwan
Japan warned on Friday that China risked escalating tension with Taiwan with an increase in military exercises that appeared aimed in part at readying Beijing's forces for a possible invasion of the democratically governed island.
NATO to expand defense industrial cooperation to Indo-Pacific
WASHINGTON -- NATO and its Indo-Pacific partners -- Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand -- will discuss defense industrial cooperation when they meet on Thursday, according to a senior U.S. official.
Ukraine urgently needs South Korean air defense systems, envoy says
SEOUL -- Days after a Russian missile attack decimated a children's hospital in Ukraine, Kyiv's ambassador is imploring South Korea to provide his country with air defense systems to shore up its war effort.