Southeast Asian businesses are looking to China’s newly opened Pinglu Canal to reduce transport bottlenecks and provide direct access to markets deep inside the country, but officials and analysts warn that the
Southeast Asian businesses are looking to China’s newly opened Pinglu Canal to reduce transport bottlenecks and provide direct access to markets deep inside the country, but officials and analysts warn that the
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The China-India relationship is showing signs of a broader diplomatic engagement, with Indian defence experts at the 13th Beijing Xiangshan Forum pointing to artificial intelligence governance, maritime security and multilateral cooperation as
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The Pinglu Canal is more than a shortcut to the sea. By cutting over 560 kilometres from inland shipping routes, it could lower transport costs, strengthen China–ASEAN trade, support cross-border manufacturing and
More That new route arrives as China’s trade with Southeast Asia continues to expand. According to China’s General Administration of Customs, bilateral trade between China and ASEAN reached about 4.34 trillion yuan, or
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The significance of the Houthi gains lies not simply in the territory captured but in its proximity to the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. At Perim Island, the commercial shipping lane is only about
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U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) Chairman Laura DiBella and FMC Commissioner Robert J. Harvey will visit Sri Lanka from September 6–10, in a move aimed at advancing U.S.-Sri Lanka cooperation on maritime
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China is preparing to open the Pinglu Canal, a 72.7 billion yuan (US$10.8 billion) waterway designed to accelerate trade between the country’s inland manufacturing regions and Southeast Asia, with its first command
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Sri Lanka and India have further strengthened their longstanding maritime and defence partnership following the first overseas visit of Sri Lanka Navy Commander Vice Admiral Damian Fernando since assuming command of the
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Last week, in the crowded ports of Qingdao in China and Busan in South Korea, two medium-sized cargo ships largely unknown outside the maritime industry slipped their moorings and headed towards Europe.
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Today, the Indian Ocean is facing a fresh wave of great-power competition. Under the guise of economic incentives and investment, these powers seek to draw small and medium-sized sovereign littoral states(SMLS) into
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Indian Navy proudly launched its second NGOPV a few days ago at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), a government-owned defence dockyard located on the west bank of the Hooghly River in
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The European Union has taken a significant step in expanding its strategic presence in the Indo-Pacific by strengthening security cooperation with the Philippines through a new maritime assistance package, reflecting Brussels’ growing
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo As the clock counts down towards the scheduled expiry of South Asia Gateway Terminals’ (SAGT) 30-year concession in 2029, an unexpected development has reignited debate over the
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Tensions between China and the Philippines have intensified following fresh accusations by the Philippine Coast Guard that Chinese vessels used water cannons against Philippine government ships for a second consecutive day near
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The Houthi movement on Monday announced an immediate maritime ban on Saudi maritime navigation, describing the measure as a direct response to what it called a years-long blockade imposed on Yemen and
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