US warship docks in Cambodia, a key ally of China, for the first time in 8 years Blogging Sole

A US Navy warship arrived in Cambodia on Monday, the first such visit in eight years to a close ally of the China in Southeast Asia. The Cambodian government suggested the stopover reflects an improvement in often tense relations. The USS Savannah docked at the port of Sihanoukville in the Gulf of Thailand for a … Read more

Australian warship tests Tomahawk missile off US coast: ‘major milestone’ Blogging Sole

An Australian warship tested a American Tomahawk cruise missileofficials said Tuesday, hailing a “major step” in the country’s decade-long plan to strengthen its fleet in the face of an Asia-Pacific arms race. HMAS Brisbane fired the Tomahawk on December 3 off the west coast of the United States, the Australian government said in a statement. … Read more