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17 June

China Vows ‘Countermeasures’ After Taiwan Launches Intelligence Website

China vowed on Wednesday to take "resolute countermeasures" in response to Taiwan launching a website for Chinese citizens to leak intelligence, state media reported.

16 June

Politics

Staff Writer With AFP

Japan Undecided on Sending Military to Hormuz

Japan said Tuesday it has not yet decided whether its military will join efforts to help the resumption of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz after the US-Iran peace deal.

8 June

Technology

A handheld control device displays mission data for autonomous ground robotic systems. Image: Shifters

Samantha Alexa

Shifters Raises $10.2M to Advance Agentic AI for Ground Robots

Investors are backing AI-enabled ground autonomy as defense robotics startup Shifters raises $10.2 million in seed funding to advance autonomous robotic teams for reconnaissance and other high-risk military and security missions.

8 June

Asia Pacific

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Vietnam Shows Off New Light Tank That Hits 80 kph and Drives Through Water

A new armored modernization effort is underway in Vietnam with the development of the T-1, an indigenous light tank capable of reaching speeds of up to 80 kilometers per hour.

5 June

Asia Pacific

NVIDIA’s H200 NVL AI processor platform. Image: NVIDIA

Samantha Alexa

Chinese Military-Linked Institutions Seek NVIDIA AI Chips: Report

Chinese universities and research institutions linked to the country’s defense sector are seeking access to NVIDIA’s advanced AI processors, according to procurement records reviewed by The Japan Times.

2 June

Asia Pacific