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L’Inde ne signera pas le contrat “Rafale” avant ses prochaines élections législatives
Il y a déjà deux ans, l’Inde sélectionnait l’avion de combat Rafale au détriment du Typhoon du consortium Eurofigher, à l’issue d’un appel d’offres portant sur l’acquisition de 126 appareils destinés à remplacer les MiG-21 à bout de souffre de ses forces...
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Abe backs Putin with visit, in contrast to China, Korea ties
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe headed to Russia on Feb. 7 in a show of support for President Vladimir Putin at the Sochi Olympics, just hours after headlining a rally demanding that Moscow return islands seized from Japan. Abe's trip to attend the Games and...
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Réunion des familles en Corée: Pyongyang souffle le chaud et le froid
ENTRETIEN AVEC IVAN CADEAU Vingt-quatre heures à peine après l’annonce d’un accord entre les deux Corées sur la réunion des familles séparées depuis la division de la péninsule en 1953, la Corée du Nord a menacé jeudi 6 février d’annuler les retrouvailles,...
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Senior U.S. diplomat: Growing concern with China's behavior at sea
WASHINGTON--The United States has growing concerns that China's maritime claims in the disputed South China Sea are an effort to gain creeping control of oceans in the Asia-Pacific region, a senior U.S. official said on Feb. 5. In congressional testimony,...
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Corée : Signature de l’accord d’acquisition des chasseurs F-35 au T3
SEOUL, 27 jan. (Yonhap) Le gouvernement signera l’accord d’acquisition de 40 chasseurs F-35 du constructeur américain Lockheed Martin au troisième trimestre, a fait savoir ce lundi l’Administration du programme d’acquisition de défense (DAPA). La DAPA...
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Myanmar arrests 5 journalists from private journal
YANGON, Myanmar—Myanmar has arrested four reporters and the chief executive officer of a private weekly journal for disclosing what it says are "state secrets" following publication of a story about the construction of a defense factory, state-run media...
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Coalition shuns nuclear issue in Tokyo election; Masuzoe still in front
The ruling coalition is going all out to defeat former Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa in the Feb. 9 Tokyo gubernatorial election and stifle his flamboyant supporter’s calls for Japan to abolish nuclear energy. The strategy appears to be working, according...
Taïwan va diminuer ses effectifs militaires d’environ 20%
Cela peut paraître paradoxal étant donné les tentions persistantes en mer de Chine causées par des différends territoriaux. Reste que Taïwan a décidé de réduire d’environ 20% les effectifs de ses forces armées entre 2015 et 2019, ces dernières ne devant...
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East Asia tensions on display at U.N. Security Council
UNITED NATIONS--The tensions gripping East Asia flared Jan. 29 at a U.N. Security Council debate on war and peace. Chinese Ambassador Liu Jieyi said Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe "closed the door to dialogue with China" with his recent visit to Yasukuni...
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Strategic Weapons: India Builds A Mobile Missile Aimed At China
On January 20th India successfully tested its new Agni IV IRBM (Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile). This test was in combat configuration with the missile launched from its 8x8 transporter/launcher vehicle. The Agni IV is a 17 ton, two-stage, solid...
