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Collection of regional security news, found 47 news.

Japan to boost military budget amid China row

Japan will increase military spending in 2013 for the first time in more than a decade, the ruling party said Tuesday, ...

N Korea keeps mum on failure of rocket launch

North Korea remained silent on Friday`s long-range rocket launch, including its failure, as South Korea and the ...

Clinton urges NKorea not to launch rocket

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday urged nuclear-armed North Korea not to go ahead with its planned ...

Rocket to cost N. Korea equivalent of feeding 19 mil. for 1 year

This month`s long-range rocket launch will cost North Korea some US$850 million, the equivalent of feeding 19 million ...

President Yudhoyono: SE Asia stable and secure region

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said Southeast Asia is a stable and secure region thanks to the ever increasing ...

Obama sends 100 troops to fight rebels in central Africa

US President Barack Obama said Friday he is sending 100 combat troops to central Africa to help and advise forces ...

ASEAN summit to adopt Bali Concord III

The ASEAN Summit to be held in Bali next November 17-19, 2011, is expected to adopt an accord named Bali Concord III ...

US official visit to promote law enforcement cooperation

As part of the US-Indonesia Comprehensive Partnership, US Assistant Secretary of State William R. Brownfield visited ...

South Korea warns North against new provocations

South Korea warned on Saturday that it would respond "very strongly" to any further provocations by North Korea. ...

RI and Singapore foster regional security

The Indonesian and Singapore military agreed to foster cooperation in keeping and maintaining regional security, ...

Kyrgyz, Kazakh and Tajik defence ministers meet on military cooperation

The defense ministers of Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan met here on Friday to discuss military cooperation, ...

ASEAN optimistic it can tackle piracy

ASEAN is optimistic that it will be able to tackle the piracy problem in the region by intensifying security and ...

RI president receives Xanana`s courtesy call

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono received the courtesy call of Timor Leste Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao ...

RI, Australia discuss regional maritime safety boosting initiatives

Australian Minister of Home Affairs Brendan O`Connor discussed two initiatives in Indonesia to help boost maritime ...

Russian nuclear envoy in N.Korea: state media

Russia`s top nuclear envoy held talks in North Korea on Monday, state media said, amid international efforts to garner ...