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President of the US Joe Biden

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Governor Lou Leon Guerrero

A US Navy officer has projected that China will have a fleet of about 80 submarines by 2035, roughly half of them nuclear-powered. Photo: Shutterstock Images

China's military weapons

Is China building a new type of attack submarine? Images hint at stealth gains

Vessel spotted at Shanghai shipyard features smaller sail, suggesting a new class of nuclear sub with better range, analysts say.

24 Jul 2026 - 8:12PM

Extreme weather

‘Catastrophic’ Super Typhoon Bavi hits US island of Rota

6 Jul 2026 - 6:50AMvideocam

Defence

US and allies flex military muscle on China’s doorstep with multi-front drills

26 Jun 2026 - 5:44PM

China's military weapons

What signal is China sending with footage of DF-17 hypersonic missile launches?

State broadcaster CCTV shows the first footage of the weapons being fired at a training camp somewhere in the Gobi Desert.

21 Jun 2026 - 7:00PM

The footage included the launch of DF-17 missiles. Photo: CCTV

Australia

US military plans permanent war-ready weapons stockpile in Australia

US Navy documents show advanced planning for a large stockpile, with US$30 million allocated to build warehouses and offices in Victoria.

16 Jun 2026 - 6:46PM

China’s military drills

Chinese carrier kicks off drills in western Pacific amid tense Japan ties

The Liaoning carrier group will hold live-fire drills months after stand-off with Japanese fighter jets during a December exercise.

19 May 2026 - 6:22PM

Japan

Why Japan’s travellers are rushing abroad for ‘golden week’ despite falling yen

The operator of Narita airport anticipates that 1.59 million travellers will pass through the airport over the two-week holiday season.

30 Apr 2026 - 10:04AMvideocam

People depart Japan from Haneda airport in Tokyo on April 18. Photo: Kyodo

Pacific nations

Super Typhoon Sinlakua bears down on group of remote US islands in Pacific Ocean

Trump has approved emergency help for Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, where Sinlakua is expected to make landfall on Tuesday.

14 Apr 2026 - 2:23AMvideocam

Indonesia

Indonesia earthquake kills 1, triggers tsunami waves

The 7.4-magnitude quake hit at a depth of 35km in the Northern Maluku Sea off ⁠Indonesia’s Ternate island.

2 Apr 2026 - 6:11PMvideocam

Japan

Where can Japan store its nuclear waste? Island plan raises alarm

Critics of Minamitorishima proposal point to scant research on the remote Pacific atoll.

30 Mar 2026 - 3:56PMvideocam

Protesters wearing protective suits and masks shout slogans next to mock drums of nuclear waste during a rally in Tokyo. Photo: AFP

US-China relations

Beijing dominant partner in Russia-China relationship: US congressman Fallon

Lawmaker admits both countries have had a long strategic partnership, but world has now ‘seen that senior partnership shift’ to China.

11 Feb 2026 - 7:40AMvideocam

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan and the end of World War II, in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square on September 3, 2025. Photo: AFP

US-China relations

China’s rebuilding of Micronesian airport runway raises alarm in US

At least two Chinese companies appear to be involved in the Woleai project in the strategically important region.

19 Dec 2025 - 11:00PM

China’s military drills

China’s aircraft carriers put to ‘train-as-you-fight’ test beyond island chains

PLA Daily sheds new light on navy’s drills to increase launch frequency and far-sea combat readiness.

17 Nov 2025 - 7:53PMvideocam

China's military weapons

China’s Fujian carrier on track for rapid combat readiness. Will there be more?

China has the potential to produce more aircraft carriers, including nuclear-powered ones, according to state media.

9 Nov 2025 - 8:44PM

China’s Fujian aircraft carrier is commissioned at a naval port in Sanya in south China’s Hainan province on Wednesday. Photo: Xinhua

US-China relations

Will China be a lower US defence priority? A new strategy report will soon tell

The Pentagon is preparing a National Defence Strategy that might point to a change in American tack.

14 Oct 2025 - 8:00PMvideocam

The US Navy has embarked on a large-scale modernisation of the Joint Base Pearl Harbour-Hickam. Photo: US Navy

Australia

What Australia’s ‘Pukpuk’ pact with Papua New Guinea means for the Pacific

While China has voiced misgivings, the pact is seen as necessary by some – even if it could draw Australia into PNG’s domestic conflicts.

7 Oct 2025 - 5:25PMvideocam

Hong Kong weather

Typhoon Matmo: Hong Kong T3 signal to remain in force until noon on Sunday

Matmo will be closest to Hong Kong in the small hours, the Observatory says.

4 Oct 2025 - 10:35PM

Singapore

Singapore, US scrap plans for F-15 fighter jet training in Guam

The planned deployment, which would have been Singapore’s fourth training detachment on US territory, was set to begin in 2029.

12 Aug 2025 - 9:48PM

An RSAF F-15 air-superiority fighter (centre) and two F-16s fly in formation over the South China Sea in 2018. Photo: AFP

China’s military drills

Chinese warships arrive in Russia for joint Pacific naval exercise

Destroyers Shaoxing, Urumqi arrive in Vladivostok for 5-day ‘Joint Sea 2025’ drill beginning on Friday.

31 Jul 2025 - 5:14PMvideocam

China’s military drills

How are Chinese carriers pushing limits and testing boundaries in the Pacific?

Training Liaoning and Shandong carriers against each other offers experience that even US military cannot gain in battle: analyst.

3 Jul 2025 - 8:00PMvideocam

US-China relations

Trump’s Golden Dome: will the numbers add up to deter China in the Indo-Pacific?

Planned defence system could make it harder for PLA to strike US bases like those in Guam and Okinawa, or warships trying to defend Taiwan.

3 Jul 2025 - 9:04AMvideocam

Israel-Iran conflict

US B-2 bombers moving to Guam amid Israel-Iran tensions

The aircraft can carry the GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrators designed to strike underground targets like Iran’s Fordow nuclear site.

22 Jun 2025 - 7:34AMvideocam

A US Air Force B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber is flanked by four F-35 fighters during a flyover of military aircraft down the Hudson River and New York Harbour past York City, and New Jersey in July 2020. Photo: Reuters

China’s military drills

What is the US’ island chain strategy and what does it mean for China?

Two PLA Navy aircraft carriers are pushing past the limits set by the US and its allies since the Cold War in the Pacific Ocean.

16 Jun 2025 - 5:35PMvideocam

China's military weapons

China’s Liaoning and Shandong aircraft carriers sail beyond second island chain

The two carrier groups have been spotted in the western Pacific Ocean, with the Liaoning’s passage taking it past Guam.

10 Jun 2025 - 6:45PMvideocam

South Korea

Talk of US troop cuts rattles nerves in South Korea ahead of snap election

The Pentagon has denied reports of a drawdown, but analysts say it remains possible given Washington’s shifting defence priorities.

27 May 2025 - 8:43AMvideocam

South Korean and US soldiers pose for photos after a live-fire exercise in Pocheon last year as part of the annual Freedom Shield joint military exercise. Photo: Reuters

SCMP Highlights

Pakistan claims China-made jets in India clash, boy given wine: 7 highlights

From Pakistan claiming Chinese-made J-10Cs in India clash to a Cathay Pacific oversight, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting.

9 May 2025 - 12:43PM

Pakistan Air Force J-10C fighter jets perform at a rehearsal ahead of the country’s national day parade in Islamabad on March 21, 2024. Photo: AFP

US-China relations

US conducts first ballistic missile intercept in Guam amid contest with China

Spokesman says ‘it confirmed our ability to detect, track and engage a target missile in flight, increasing our readiness to defend’.

11 Dec 2024 - 9:08PMvideocam

US-China relations

US deploys fast-attack submarine to an outpost closer to Beijing than Hawaii

The Virginia-class vessel is the first of its kind to be deployed at the strategic military base, which is closer to Beijing than Hawaii.

27 Nov 2024 - 10:34PMvideocam

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