Malaysia Turns to China for New Navy Ships
By Chris Blake and Shamim Adam (Bloomberg) — Malaysia said it will buy at least four Littoral Mission Ships from China as Prime Minister Najib Razak
By Chris Blake and Shamim Adam (Bloomberg) — Malaysia said it will buy at least four Littoral Mission Ships from China as Prime Minister Najib Razak
by Saliou Samb (Reuters) China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) signed a $770 million contract with Guinea’s government on Monday to upgrade the
By Rosalind Mathieson (Bloomberg) — The risk of a clash in the South China Sea lies with non-military ships, Singapore’s defense minister said, as
By David Fickling (Bloomberg Gadfly) — A strange thing is happening in China’s state-owned marine transport industry. The government shook up its
Authorities in China are racing to prevent more oil from spilling from a grounded cargo ship near Xiamen, China. Officials are saying the vessel, Gan Tai Tai
Officials in China have began testing the world’s largest ship lift at the massive Three Gorges Dam in Central China. The shiplift can lift vessels up to
By Manuel Mogato (Reuters) The Philippines expressed “grave concern” on Sunday and demanded an explanation from China’s ambassador over what
By Roberta Rampton (Reuters) U.S. President Barack Obama pressed his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Saturday on territorial disputes in the
By Eli Lake (Bloomberg) There are times when I want President Barack Obama to invent a global crisis for John Kerry to solve, just to keep his secretary of
By Manuel Mogato (Reuters) Southeast Asian countries and China will establish hotlines and adopt communications protocols to avoid potential naval clashes
By Eli Lake (Bloomberg) In early August, Japan’s Coast Guard witnessed an unconventional Chinese assault on its territorial waters. According to Japanese
By Ying Fu (Bloomberg View) — As the leaders of China and the U.S. meet in Hangzhou ahead of this weekend’s Group of 20 summit, many would like to
SINGAPORE, Aug 26 (Reuters) – Chinese shipbuilder Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd said it plans to cut 2,000 additional jobs, just under 10 percent
by Kyunghee Park (Bloomberg) — China Cosco Holdings Co., Asia’s largest container shipping company after a government-led merger last year, posted a
by Ben Blanchard (Reuters) China’s navy has carried out drills in the Sea of Japan, the Chinese military’s official newspaper said on Friday,
By Adam Minter (Bloomberg) On Wednesday, Indonesia celebrated its Independence Day with a bang — blowing up several
As the son of a man who journeyed from China to Singapore and founded a shipping business a half century ago, Teo Siong Seng sees his life as one
(Bloomberg) The Japanese government has decided on a plan to develop land-to-sea missiles with a range of 300 kilometers (186 miles) to protect the
CN News reports that China has launched a new high-tech high-resolution imaging satellite to safeguard China’s maritime rights and interests. Launched
By John Boudreau and Mai Ngoc Chau (Bloomberg) — The spyware used in cyber attacks on Vietnam’s major airports and national carrier last month is now
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