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It’s not just a numbers game; these regional naval powers also have inducted larger, quieter boats with better long-range striking capabilities. And in late 2021, much attention has been fixated on Australia’s plan for nuclear-powered attack submarines under the AUKUS deal with the United Kingdom and United States. SUBMARINE ASPIRATIONS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA Countries like […]

Air travel is among the safest modes of transportation. In fact, you take on greater risk by getting in your car to go to the supermarket. According to the National Safety Council, the odds of dying in a motor vehicle crash in the U.S. in 2020 were 1 in 101, but the NSC also determined […]

On New Year’s Eve, in honor of the inauguration of Brazil’s 39th president (and 35th), President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, political leaders from around the world flew to Brazil to be present for the ceremony. One delegation, however, stood out for the size of the aircraft type in use. It was none other than […]

LONDON – With the last ever Boeing 747 off the production line and readying up for delivery, AviationSource presents the history of the Queen Of The Skies. The 747-100… Ralf Manteufel (GFDL 1.2 http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/fdl-1.2.html or GFDL 1.2 http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/fdl-1.2.html), via Wikimedia Commons Making its grand entrance to the commercial aviation industry and aviation world in 1966, […]

Rio Christiawan (The Jakarta Post) PREMIUM Jakarta   ●   Mon, January 9 2023 Climate change has been the main topic in a number of forums, especially after the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, and the Group of 20 Summit […]

As a growing number of western nations impose new pre-flight Covid testing mandates on travellers from China, airline trade group IATA is calling on governments to base their entry requirements on “science facts rather than science politics”. “Several countries are introducing Covid-19 testing and other measures for travellers from China, even though the virus is […]

Russia and China are expected to get closer in 2023, but it’s unclear if this partnership will last. The relationship is getting unbalanced as China’s economic and military capabilities are anticipated to increase in the years to come relative to Moscow’s, Geo Politik reported. However, Moscow is deteriorating both absolutely and comparatively, favouring Beijing more […]

Endy Bayuni (The Jakarta Post) PREMIUM Jakarta   ●   Mon, January 9 2023 Patience has its limits, even for ASEAN, famous or notorious, some argue, for its tardiness in taking action. The regional group must do something drastic soon in its dealing with Myanmar, the belligerent member which has defied its promise to end […]

At the end of 2022, Russia and India agreed to switch to trade settlements in their national currencies. Over the past year, trade turnover between Moscow and New Delhi has grown significantly and both intend to increase these volumes during 2023. Meanwhile, Russian exports to India significantly exceed Indian imports from this country, when the […]

Inbound passengers arrive at Shanghai Pudong International Airport in east China’s Shanghai, Jan. 8, 2023. From Sunday, China starts managing COVID-19 with measures designed for combating Class B infectious diseases, instead of Class A infectious diseases. (Xinhua/Ding Ting) BEIJING, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) — At around 6:30 a.m. on Sunday, flight NZ289 from New Zealand landed […]