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Saturday, November 1, 2025
ASEAN-United States Defence Ministers Hi-Tea
Defense

Hegseth Says US Ready To Share Tools To Counter China In South China Sea

By Danial Azhar KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 1 (Reuters) – Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth on Saturday took aim at Beijing over an increase in “destabilizing

November 1, 2025
Total Views: 980

An aerial view of a China Coast Guard ship navigating near the disputed Scarborough Shoal, as Philippine Coast Guard aircraft carrying journalists patrols the area
Defense

China’s Military Says It Tracked Philippine Patrol In South China Sea

BEIJING, Nov 1 (Reuters) – China’s military said on Saturday it monitored and tracked a joint patrol organized by the Philippines in the disputed

November 1, 2025
Total Views: 509

Friday, October 31, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping react as they hold a bilateral meeting at Gimhae International Airport, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, in Busan, South Korea
News

What Did Trump, Xi Agree to on Tariffs, Export Controls and Fentanyl?

U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday took steps to de-escalate their trade war, swapping some U.S. tariff reductions

October 31, 2025
Total Views: 1075

A Narrow Pacific Waterway is at the Heart of U.S. Plans to Choke China’s Vast Navy
News

A Narrow Pacific Waterway is at the Heart of U.S. Plans to Choke China’s Vast Navy

Marilyn Hubalde still remembers the first time she heard the thunderous chop of military helicopters swooping over this northernmost outpost of the

October 31, 2025
Total Views: 2878

Thursday, October 30, 2025
Oil tankers pass through the Strait of Hormuz
Shipping

Lukoil to Sell Foreign Assets to Gunvor After U.S. Sanctions

Lukoil said on Thursday it had accepted an offer from global commodity trader Gunvor to buy its foreign assets, which Russia's second-largest oil company is

October 30, 2025
Total Views: 1322

U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping react as they hold a bilateral meeting at Gimhae International Airport, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, in Busan, South Korea
Shipping

Trump Shaves China Tariffs in Trade Truce With Xi

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he had agreed with President Xi Jinping to trim tariffs on China in exchange for Beijing cracking down on the

October 30, 2025
Total Views: 529

LNG Carrier 'Perle' and "CCH Gas' conducting a STS transfer off the coast of Malaysia
Shipping

US-Sanctioned Tanker Conducts LNG Transfer in Malaysian Waters, Kpler and Vortexa Confirm

A sanctioned liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker made a ship-to-ship (STS) transfer off the coast of Malaysia after picking up a cargo from a Russian export

October 30, 2025
Total Views: 556

Wednesday, October 29, 2025
trump meeting with President xi in china after g20 summit
News

Trump Seeks Trade-War Truce With China’s Xi in South Korea Talks

U.S. President Donald Trump kicked off a meeting with China's leader Xi Jinping at a South Korean air base on Thursday optimistic about striking a

October 29, 2025
Total Views: 768

U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during a meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (not pictured) on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders' summit in Gyeongju, South Korea, October 29, 2025
News

Trump Announces Trade Breakthrough With South Korea on Asia Trip

GYEONGJU, South Korea, Oct 29 (Reuters) – Donald Trump and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung finalized details of

October 29, 2025
Total Views: 516

LNG carrier
Shipping

Another Tanker Set Off From Russia’s Sanctioned Portovaya LNG Plant

A second gas carrier has departed from Russia's U.S.-sanctioned Portovaya LNG plant on the Baltic Sea after a hiatus, in search of a foreign buyer, showing

October 29, 2025
Total Views: 403

Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Trump Talks up Trade Deal Prospects as Asia Tour Hits South Korea
News

Trump Talks up Trade Deal Prospects as Asia Tour Hits South Korea

U.S. President Donald Trump began the final leg of his Asia trip in South Korea on Wednesday, optimistic about striking a trade war truce with Chinese

October 28, 2025
Total Views: 639

The 'Wonder of the Seas' cruise ship leaves a port in Malaga. REUTERS/Jon Nazca
Cruise Ships

Royal Caribbean Forecasts Quarterly Profit Below Estimates as Expenses Surge

Royal Caribbean forecast fourth-quarter profit below expectations on Tuesday, as the cruise operator faces higher costs, sending its shares down about 8% in

October 28, 2025
Total Views: 1128

An aerial view shows the oil tanker named Boracay (also called Pushpa)
Shipping

Iran, Russia and The New Zealand Insurer That Kept Their Sanctioned Oil Flowing

Last Christmas, the tanker Yug cruised out of the Chinese port of Qingdao after offloading 2 million barrels of sanctioned Iranian oil. Near the Arctic, a

October 28, 2025
Total Views: 3043

Monday, October 27, 2025
Indian Refiners Pause New Russian Oil Orders, Await Clarity, Sources Say
Energy

Indian Refiners Pause New Russian Oil Orders, Await Clarity, Sources Say

Indian refiners have not placed new orders for Russian oil purchases since sanctions were imposed, as they await clarity from the government and suppliers,

October 27, 2025
Total Views: 497

FILE PHOTO: An American flag flutters over a ship and shipping containers at the Port of Los Angeles, in San Pedro California
Shipping

Tariffs Anxiety Prompts US Importers to Place Spring Orders Early

Small importers for large U.S. retailers rushed in China-made strollers and wares meant for spring and are storing the goods in their own warehouses to avoid

October 27, 2025
Total Views: 520

trump meeting with President xi in china after g20 summit
News

US, China Talks Sketch Out Rare Earths, Tariff Pause for Trump and Xi to Consider

Top Chinese and U.S. economic officials on Sunday hashed out the framework of a trade deal for U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping

October 27, 2025
Total Views: 974

Sunday, October 26, 2025
South Korea's shipbuilding sector woos Trump, offering carrot in tariff negotiations.
Shipbuilding

HD Hyundai Heavy, Huntington Ingalls To Jointly Build U.S. Navy Ships

SEOUL, Oct 26 (Reuters) – South Korea’s HD Hyundai Heavy Industries 329180.KS and U.S. military shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls HII.N have

October 26, 2025
Total Views: 3091

Friday, October 24, 2025
From front to back, the world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), Royal Moroccan Navy FREMM multipurpose frigate Mohammed VI (701), and Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE 6), steam in formation while transiting the Strait of Gibraltar
Defense

Trump Adds to Military Buildup in Caribbean With Ford Carrier Deployment

President Donald Trump’s administration escalated a U.S. military buildup in the Caribbean on Friday by announcing the deployment of the Gerald Ford aircraft

October 24, 2025
Total Views: 1006

Trump Says Declaration of War Not Needed on Drug Cartels
Defense

Trump Says Declaration of War Not Needed on Drug Cartels

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that his administration plans to brief the U.S. Congress on operations against drug cartels and that even

October 24, 2025
Total Views: 821

Thursday, October 23, 2025
An aerial view shows the oil tanker named Boracay (also called Pushpa)
Shipping

U.S. Sanctions Seen Pushing India to Curb Russian Crude Purchases

Indian refiners are poised to sharply curtail imports of Russian oil to comply with new U.S. sanctions on two top Russian producers, industry sources said on

October 23, 2025
Total Views: 683