WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and India agreed on Wednesday to deepen cooperation in the defense industry, maritime security and cyber security, with Washington highlighting what it said was a “closer convergence” of strategic interests. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and visiting Indian Foreign Minister Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna took pains after their third […]
MANILA – The Philippines and China are trying to restore friendly ties despite tensions over disputed territory in the South China Sea. At the same time, Manila is welcoming U.S. plans to shift more of its naval power to the Asia Pacific. But Washington’s so-called pivot toward Asia is making Beijing wary. Avoiding confrontation The […]
25th SMM-Shipbuilding, machinery and marine technology, 4-7 September 2012, Hamburg Shipbuilding, Machinery and Marine Technology (SMM), is the industry’s largest annual international trade fair. This is where the world’s leading companies present their innovations, trends and forward looking technologies and set the course for future success of the industry. SMM is also the trail blazer […]
25th SMM-Shipbuilding, machinery and marine technology, 4-7 September 2012, Hamburg Shipbuilding, Machinery and Marine Technology (SMM), is the industry’s largest annual international trade fair. This is where the world’s leading companies present their innovations, trends and forward looking technologies and set the course for future success of the industry. SMM is also the trail blazer […]
SINGAPORE—In the turbulent seascape of East and Southeast Asia, no area is of greater strategic importance than the South China Sea. Approximately one-third of the world’s annual maritime trade and more than half its annual merchant fleet tonnage passes through this area. Every year, $1.2 trillion in U.S. trade crosses the South China Sea, as […]
Published on June 11, 2012 by Mark Lowe · No Comments The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and affiliated trade unions are to hold the Asia-Pacific regional conference in Jakarta next week to discuss sea crime in the region. ITF to organize conference on piracies, illegal fishing Ridwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post The International […]
Read the full text 01 June 2012The aim to enhance economic co-operation by stimulating intra-regional trade and investment, synergising competitive advantages in commodities, manufacturing and services, collection, classification and distribution of data and information, establishing a network among Indian Ocean Region (IOR) countries and promoting standardisation and harmonisation in data, statistics and procedures. Formed in […]
Asean nations must commit firmly to improving economic ties and transport links, Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono says. Mr Yudhoyono, speaking at the World Economic Forum on East Asia yesterday, said the 10 Asean members will play an increasingly important role in the global economy as the region integrates. Asean should aim not just to […]
As far as US-China relations are concerned, despite the very sizeable trade relationship, the two countries are poles apart strategically in almost every sphere and each sees the other in suspicious, if not adversarial, terms. The fact that one country is the undisputed superpower while the other is trying very hard to get there adds […]
As far as US-China relations are concerned, despite the very sizeable trade relationship, the two countries are poles apart strategically in almost every sphere and each sees the other in suspicious, if not adversarial, terms. The fact that one country is the undisputed superpower while the other is trying very hard to get there adds […]