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Causeway Bay, Hong Kong Island
Photo: Google Maps

China, Hong Kong

Man caught wandering with axe on Hong Kong street

by Asia Times staff September 7, 2018February 18, 2020

Pakistani Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa, second right, is seen with Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi, center, Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan, top right, and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Zubair Mahmood Hayat, second left, at the Pakistan Day military parade in Islamabad on March 23, 2018. Photo: AFP / Aamir Qureshi

Beijing, Chengdu, China, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

Huge defense outlays hit funding for Pakistani provinces

by F.M. Shakil September 5, 2018February 18, 2020

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte arrives in Jerusalem on September 2. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, China, Israel, Middle East, Philippines, Russia, World

Duterte eyes Israeli arms

by Asia Times staff and agencies September 3, 2018February 18, 2020

cash and gun. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Australia, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, Egypt, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Middle East, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, World

US, China cash in on Asia’s growing appetite for arms

by Richard A. Bitzinger June 29, 2018June 29, 2018

Soldier in glasses of virtual reality. The concept of the future.

India, South Asia

US army struggles to adapt to warfare digitization

by William Holland June 11, 2018June 11, 2018

Qatar on a map with a red pin. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Bahrain, Egypt, France, Iran, Israel, Kuwait, Middle East, Russia, Singapore, World

Defiant Qatar determined to proceed with S-400 deal

by Nicos Panayiotides June 6, 2018

A Chinese-made CH-5 reconnaissance and combat drone and its compatible missiles at the 11th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai city in south China's Guangdong province on November 2, 2016.

Beijing, Chengdu, China, World

China in race to overtake the US in AI warfare

by Bill Gertz May 30, 2018February 18, 2020

A boxing match. Confrontation between the USA and Turkey. Turkish and American national flags on Boxing gloves. Sports competition between the two countries. Concept of the foreign policy conflict. Photo: iStock

China, Egypt, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Russian arms deal sours US-Turkey relations

by Nicos Panayiotides May 9, 2018May 9, 2018

Russian Aerospace Forces MiG-31s have conducted simulated firing of the Kinzhal hypersonic aeroballistic missile with a small radar signature and high maneuverability. Photo: AFP/Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation

China, European Union, Iran, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Korea, Turkey, World

Major powers starting to deploy hypersonic weapons

by Stephen Bryen May 1, 2018February 18, 2020

Tsing Yi, New Territories. Photo: Google Maps

China, Hong Kong

Police arrest man who waved fighting stick, knife at workers

by Asia Times staff April 26, 2018February 18, 2020

The Indian Army's Special Forces deployed in counterinsurgency operations in Jammu and Kashmir. Photo: Wikipedia

Bhutan, China, India, Israel, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

Indian Army says its equipment is obsolete and not ready for war

by Saikat Datta March 15, 2018February 18, 2020

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Beijing, China, European Union, France, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, United Kingdom, World

China’s new defense budget: money and manpower

by Richard A. Bitzinger March 11, 2018March 11, 2018

USA missile launches from its underground silo launch facility. Photo: iStock

Germany, Iran, Middle East, Russia, World

US defense strategists up the nuclear ante

by William Holland February 7, 2018February 8, 2018

Sham Shui Po is a district of Kowloon. Photo: Google Maps

China, Hong Kong, Pakistan, South Asia

Four arrested, weapons seized from Kowloon shack

by Asia Times staff January 18, 2018February 18, 2020

Sham Shui Po in Kowloon.
Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, India, Pakistan, South Asia, Vietnam

Drugs and weapons seized in raid on gang in Sham Shui Po

by Asia Times staff November 1, 2017February 18, 2020

Lan Kwai Fong in Central, Hong Kong Island.
Photo: Wikimedia Commons

China, Hong Kong, Middle East, Nepal, South Asia

Man arrested in Lan Kwai Fong for Halloween handcuffs prank

by Asia Times staff October 30, 2017February 18, 2020

Photo: iStock

AT Finance, European Union, Indonesia, Iraq, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Russia, South Korea, Thailand, World

Can South Korea build its own fighter jet?

by Richard A. Bitzinger October 27, 2017October 27, 2017

Nathan Road in Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon.
Photo: Google Maps

India, Middle East, Nepal, South Asia

Six arrested at suspected Yau Ma Tei vice den with weapons

by Asia Times staff September 27, 2017February 18, 2020

Fung Kat Heung in Yuen Long in New Territories, where the foreign trio were arrested. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, Middle East, Nepal, Philippines, South Asia, Sri Lanka

Foreign trio detained for possessing banned weapons

by Asia Times staff August 31, 2017February 18, 2020

Hong Kong customs officials may take action if retailers are found selling "toothpick crossbows". Photo: Google Map, Taobao.com

Chengdu, China, Hong Kong, Macau

Worried HK parents take aim at tiny ‘toothpick crossbows’

by Asia Times staff June 21, 2017February 18, 2020

Representational image. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Egypt, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Turkey, World

Arms trade is key to expanding Ankara’s influence

by Emanuele Scimia June 17, 2017June 18, 2017

India wants to join the Nuclear Suppliers Group. Photo: iStock

Beijing, China, France, India, Israel, Middle East, New Zealand, Oceania, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Turkey, World

India seeks a place at the other nuclear table

by Sabena Siddiqui June 8, 2017

US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania arrive in Saudi Arabia on May 20. Photo: Flickr

Australia, Beijing, China, Israel, Middle East, Oceania, World

What Trump’s first foreign tour tells us

by Mark Beeson May 22, 2017May 24, 2017

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un guides the 3rd Meeting of Activists of the Korean People's Army (KPA) in the Movement for Winning the Title of O Jung Hup-led 7th Regiment in this undated image. Photo: KCNA via Reuters

China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

The hidden clues in Kim Jong Un’s New Year address

by Rodger Baker January 6, 2017