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Hudong shipyard launched 3 ships, totaling 32,000 tons, in a single day. To put it in perspective, the combined total tonnage of Vietnam's entire surface fleet is around 37,000 tons. China Launches Three Warships In One Day, Setting A New Record For comparison, the U.S. Navy commissioned...

As most of us expected, military options are off the table for Japan. IMO, this is a smart move. Japan should strongly caution its citizens from traveling to Syria and Iraq and as unfortunate as this incident was, it's a salutary lesson for most people from East Asia. East Asians have no...

Xi Jinping’s Reform Express Gathers Steam By: Arthur R. Kroeber After the enthusiasm which greeted the launch of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s landmark reform blueprint at the Third Plenum of the 18th Central Committee in November 2013, the mood among observers of China’s economy has...

Good move by the Chinese government. I wonder what they armed the civilian militias with? Also, I wonder if there will be an increase in troop numbers at the border? Or would that hurt Kim Jong Un's widdle feelings? Beijing Moves to Halt Crime Spilling Out of North Korea By ANDREW JACOBS...

As the article states, Vietnam's rate of growth is low for country with such a low per capita income. Corruption is rampant and Vietnam is poorly led and poorly ruled with no hope in sight. Add to the mix the potential for explosive mob violence and you can see why Vietnam may be doomed to be...

Condemn terror, but query cartoon content - Global Times Condemn terror, but query cartoon content Source:Global Times Published: 2015-1-9 0:38:01 Many countries have condemned the brutality of the terror attack on the Charlie Hebdo magazine in Paris. But in some non-Western societies...

Japan has a lot of hard choices ahead. Allow increased immigration? As an ultra-homogenous society, I don't see the Japanese taking to immigration as well as a nation like Canada. For instance, many 2nd and 3rd generation ethnic Koreans that were born and raised in Japan still don't have...

Irony being Ohio is an open carry state. But if you're black and buying an off-the shelf unloaded BB gun in Walmart, heroic American regime security enforcers will murder you. Witnesses contradict police account of warnings before Walmart shooting | US news | theguardian.com Witnesses...

If American police can regularly murder their own citizens with impunity, it's no surprise that they can treat their prisoners this way. Absolutely disgusting and shameful. Rectal rehydration and broken limbs: the grisliest findings in the CIA torture report Rectal rehydration and broken...

The best part of the article is the link about white officers suing for racial discrimination after facing mild administrative "punishment" for murder after firing 137 rounds at an unarmed black couple. Clearly the worst case of anti-white racism since all those blacks illegally immigrated to...

Japan needs someone better than Abe. Japan drops into recession | World news | The Guardian Japan drops into recession Shrinking of economy surprises analysts and spells trouble for Shinzo Abe, who is expected to call election for next month The Japanese economy has dropped into a...

This 2nd deal is apparently 30 bcm and not that much smaller than the earlier 400 billion dollar agreement for 40 bcm. Cheers to China/Russia strategic partnership. :yahoo: Putin, Xi Jinping sign mega gas deal on second gas supply route Published time: November 09, 2014 12:13 Edited time...

This 2nd deal is apparently 30 bcm and not that much smaller than the earlier 400 billion dollar agreement for 40 bcm. Cheers to China/Russia strategic partnership. :yahoo: Putin, Xi Jinping sign mega gas deal on second gas supply route Putin, Xi Jinping sign mega gas deal on second gas supply...

Vietnamese 'rhino horn traffickers' charged in South Africa Rhino horns are believed to have medicinal properties although this has never been proven Continue reading the main story BBC News - Vietnamese 'rhino horn traffickers' charged in South Africa 5 November 2014 Last updated at 10:58 ET...

Congratulations to our Taiwanese bros for taking their defense seriously. An upgraded pier and airstrip will allow the ROC armed forces to deploy assets that will be sure to frighten any Viet banana boat within hundreds of miles. Perhaps the day is not too far off that the PLA and ROCA can...

Gilbert Rozman | Asia For the Asians | Foreign Affairs | Foreign Affairs Why Chinese-Russian Friendship Is Here To Stay By Gilbert Rozman | OCTOBER 29, 2014 Recently, China and Russia have challenged the international order by giving each other diplomatic backing to confront Ukraine and Hong...

China should reward its loyal puppets in the Viet government for doing China's dirty work. The Viets jailed this guy for 12 years for anti-China sentiment! Talk about loyal Vietnamese little brothers. :cheers: Vietnam blogger jailed for posts about China deported to US | World news | The...

From a peak of 100,000 protesters, down to a few hundred. And they've achieved nothing except make Chinese people everywhere wake up to the danger of foreign paid/led traitors around them. The next "protest", if there even is one, will be met with more skepticism. The Chinese government handled...

China 1. Anti-China agitators 0. :china: BBC News - Blue ribbon wearers 'want HK back to normal' There's a vid if you follow the link. Blue ribbon wearers 'want HK back to normal' 2 October 2014 Last updated at 22:40 BST The yellow ribbon, along with the umbrella, has become a symbol for...

So China apparently already has some stooges working for it in the Vietnamese government. Maybe it's time for China to increase payments to the pro-China faction in Vietnam. Maybe next time it will be Vietnamese navy boats protecting Chinese oil rigs in Vietnam's waters from other Vietnamese...