- February 1st, 2026
Hanwha Aerospace has become the first South Korean defense company to officially take ownership of its own weapons platforms, marking a major shift in the country’s defense-industrial landscape. The milestone follows a landmark amendment to national arms export regulations, enabling...
South Korea has finalized its national defense budget for 2026 at KRW 65.8642 trillion (approximately $44.7 billion), marking a 7.5% increase over the previous year’s allocation, the Ministry of National Defense (MND) announced on December 3. The increase represents the...
The death toll from a catastrophic fire that ripped through multiple high-rise residential blocks in Hong Kong has risen to at least 146, authorities confirmed on Sunday, marking the city’s deadliest blaze in more than seven decades. Police warned the...
Chinese defence researchers have significantly escalated efforts to develop countermeasures against SpaceX’s Starlink mega-constellation, which Beijing increasingly views as a strategic threat in the event of a military confrontation over Taiwan. The latest indication of this campaign comes from a...
The Takaichi cabinet approved a record-breaking stimulus package totaling 42.8 trillion yen (US$273.77 billion) on Friday, marking the largest fiscal expansion in Japan since the Covid-19 pandemic. The package, which includes a 17.7 trillion yen ($113.21 billion) supplemental budget, is...
When Beijing issued a travel warning urging Chinese citizens to avoid Japan following a diplomatic flare-up over Taiwan, many in Tokyo’s tourism and retail sectors feared the worst. After all, Chinese tourists are the backbone of Japan’s hospitality economy, known...
China has suspended an export ban on gallium, germanium, and antimony — three rare metals essential for high-tech and defense industries — in a move signaling tentative easing in trade tensions with the United States. The Ministry of Commerce announced...
The European Commission announced Saturday (Nov 8) that Chinese authorities have confirmed a partial resumption of Nexperia chip exports, easing a weeks-long blockage that had rattled Europe’s automotive sector. The move follows intensive diplomatic talks and appears to be part...
Japan’s new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, said Monday she has formally requested a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as part of a renewed push to resolve the long-running issue of Japanese nationals abducted by Pyongyang decades ago....
In a move that marks a major shift in both U.S. defense cooperation and South Korea’s military ambitions, President Donald Trump announced on October 29 that the U.S. government has granted approval for South Korea to construct nuclear-powered submarines on...
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