Pacific
By Eduardo Baptista and Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping will arrive in Lima on Thursday, kicking off a week-long diplomatic blitz in Latin America by inaugurating the massive Chancay deep-water port, one of Beijing’s most ambitious infrastructure investments in Latin America. Xi will participate in the…
US Army soldiers are training to operate at night in the challenging jungle environment of the Pacific.During a recent war game, soldiers engaged in a long-range maritime air assault to seize an airfield at night.Nighttime skills are “perishable” and dependent on technology, a commander said. In the dense tropical jungles…
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) – Growth across the Pacific Islands is expected to slow to 3.6% this year, down from 5.8% in 2023, as a post-pandemic rebound fades and Fiji, contributing half of the region’s output, slowed significantly, the World Bank said on Tuesday. A long-term slowdown was caused…
China has been up in arms over a new US missile system that showed up in the Indo-Pacific earlier this year, with government officials in Beijing complaining about the weapon repeatedly, including twice in the past week alone.The US military deployed its Mid-Range Capability, or Typhon, missile system to the…
A pair of Cathay Pacific customers are no longer welcome on the airline after a row kicked off with another passenger over a reclining seat, according to multiple reports.The incident took place on September 17 on a flight from Hong Kong to London, CNN reported.The disagreement occurred when a woman…
By Tim Hepher PARIS (Reuters) -Airbus and Rolls-Royce (OTC:) are preparing to brief airlines on the fallout from an engine emergency that prompted Cathay Pacific to review its fleet of A350s as pressure from airlines mounts for clarity, two people familiar with the matter said. Barring fresh evidence as investigators…
In a first, Australia is working alongside the US on nuclear-powered submarine maintenance.It’s an important step towards Australia acquiring nuclear-powered submarines, a pillar of its partnership with the UK and US to strengthen security in the Indo-Pacific and deter Chinese aggression, a growing challenge.US Indo-Pacific Command first announced the arrival…
By Lisa Barrington (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways (OTC:) is inspecting all of its Airbus A350 jets after the in-flight failure of an engine part on Monday, but other airlines have not yet been issued instructions to examine similar engines, carriers said. Cathay Pacific cancelled 24 return flights…
The US Navy currently has no aircraft carriers deployed in the Pacific as ongoing conflicts in the Middle East demand the military’s attention.The carrier gap in US naval power in what the Pentagon has said is a priority region raises some potential concerns about whether the force posture matches stated…
The US Air Force is planning a large-scale exercise focused on quickly building up airpower in the Western Pacific, a top general shared recently. The plan reflects the service’s concerns over readiness for a potential conflict against an adversary like China.Gen. David Allvin, the chief of staff of the Air…
