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Vietnam, Philippines to hold South China Sea exercises

  Hanoi – A Vietnamese coast guard vessel is en route to the Philippines for joint training exercises, Hanoi said, the first such exchange between the countries in dispute with Beijing over the South China Sea. Beijing claims almost the entire South China Sea but the Philippines, Vietnam and several other nations claim various islands,

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China and Cambodia begin 15-day military exercises as questions grow about Beijing’s influence

  By AP and published by Yahoo!News Svay Chok, Cambodia – Cambodia and China began 15-day military exercises today (May 16) as questions grow about Beijing’s increasing influence in the Southeast Asian nation. About 1,315 Cambodian military personnel and 760 Chinese are participating in the regular “Golden Dragon” ground and sea manoeuvres, including three Chinese

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French naval units to join Asean exercises, patrols

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE FRENCH NAVY’S maritime units based in the southwestern Pacific are scheduled to join those of Thailand and other Asean member countries in conducting joint naval exercises and patrols, beginning next month. Under an international umbrella of the Indo-Pacific Maritime Coordination Centre, French naval forces attached to the southwestern Pacific

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