April 7, 2025: Over the last decade China has been increasingly aggressive in the Pacific, claiming ownership of more and more Pacific islands. Many of these islands are far from the Chinese coast.

Cambodian soldiers travel on a speedboat near a Chinese warship docked at the Ream Naval Base in Preah Sihanouk province on Apr 5, 2025. (Photo: AFP/Tang Chhin Sothy) BEIJING: China and Cambodia ...

Gen. He Weidong’s absence from a high-profile tree-planting event has fueled ongoing speculation that the vice chairman of ...

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet opens the new China-funded facilities at the country’s Ream Naval Base on the Gulf of Thailand, April 5, 2025. Credit: Facebook/Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet ...

Every other winter, the U.S. military gathers with allies on the Arctic for Operation Ice Camp as the warming region becomes increasingly accessible, raising concerns about borders and peace.

REAM, Cambodia: Cambodia's leader Hun Manet said on Saturday (Apr 5) there was "nothing to hide" as he inaugurated a naval base renovated in recent years by China, after Washington had voiced ...

The Chinese military officials in brown uniforms fan out around rows of young trees, shoveling soil into freshly dug pits. The camera pans to the most senior leaders one by one, in order of rank.

A staggering $1.9 trillion in extra industrial lending is fueling a continued flood of exports that could be spread even wider across the world by the Trump tariffs. By Keith Bradsher Keith ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...