Tag: International security

Beijing plans remote sensing satellites over South China Sea

China’s island province of Hainan has unveiled a satellite launch plan to assist remote sensing coverage over the South China Sea, authorities said on Friday. The Sanyan Institute of Remote Sensing said the mission would start in 2019, when it would launch three optical satellites, reports Xinhua news agency. It will also add another three...

December 15, 2017

US policy on North Korea to remain changed: US State Dept

The US State Department said on Thursday its policy on North Korea “has not changed,” following remarks by Secretary of State Rex Tillerson that Washington is ready to talk without prior conditions. Tillerson’s comments, made yesterday, were interpreted by some experts as a softening of the US position. The Secretary of State stated the need for a...

December 14, 2017

Kim asks for strengthening of N.Korea’s nuclear force

Kim Jong-un, the top leader of North Korea has asked for further strengthening of his country’s nuclear force, the state media said on Wednesday. According to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), Kim “expressed belief that the scientists of the national defence industry and workers of munitions would bolster up the nuclear force in quality...

December 13, 2017

Hafiz Saeed can pose serious threat to us: Pak Defence Minister

Pakistan has said Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed, who has been listed under an anti-terrorism law, can pose a "serious threat" to the nation, and was thus placed under house arrest in the country's "larger interest". The acknowledgement of the danger the Mumbai attacks mastermind poses came from Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif during an international...

February 21, 2017