The US defence industrial base remains dependent on Chinese suppliers despite efforts to decouple – and that raises concerns over war readiness, according to a report by data analytics firm Govini. Chinese firms still made up 9.3 per cent of the primary contractors, or Tier 1 suppliers, involved in major US defence programmes across nine…
[By: International Chamber of Shipping] The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and European Shipowners | ECSA welcome the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships (Hong Kong Convention) entering into force globally today. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) adopted the Hong Kong Convention on the 15th May 2009. The aim…
Far too many companies in Hong Kong have left themselves vulnerable to cyberattacks, according to a new police review that should warn all operators to immediately step up their game. Regular security checks are required by law for private firms with infrastructure deemed “critical” for the normal functioning of society. The rules in place since…
Philippine Coast Guard personnel arrange a version of a mockup comic book on the South China Sea dispute Ted ALJIBE Text size The Philippine government launched a comic book Friday asserting its claims in the disputed South China Sea, amid rising tensions with Beijing over the strategic waterway. National Security Adviser Eduardo Ano said “The…
China expelled a Philippine plane that “illegally intruded” into the airspace over a contested South China Sea shoal on Thursday, according to the China Coast Guard. “A C-208 plane illegally invaded the airspace of China’s Huangyan Island on Thursday,” coastguard spokesman Liu Dejun said on Friday, using the Chinese name for Scarborough Shoal. “The Chinese…