How a US$7 billion warship deal is reshaping Japan-Australia defence ties Japan and Australia’s landmark A$10 billion (US$6.5 billion) deal for next-generation warships not only promises to reshape the Indo-Pacific’s security order, analysts say, but also revive Tokyo’s once-moribund defence industry. Under the deal, announced earlier his month, Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries will produce Mogami-class 11 stealth frigates for the Royal Australian Navy to replace its ageing Anzac-class vessels with a larger, faster and more lethal fleet. The Mogami-class is a... image
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How a US$7 billion warship deal is reshaping Japan-Australia defence ties
Analysts say the warships deal will create ‘long-term coordination’ between the two navies amid mutual concerns over China’s rise.
Brave migrant workers rescue woman from Singapore sinkhole Migrant workers in Singapore have been praised for their quick action in saving a woman after her car was swallowed by a sinkhole. Social media videos show a 3-metre (10-foot) deep sinkhole suddenly appearing on Saturday evening along Tanjong Katong Road east of the citystate, causing a black Mazda to topple sideways into the hole. Immediately, nearby construction workers can be seen rushing to her rescue. One worker leans into the sinkhole as two more workers approach the edge. As the driver... image
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Brave migrant workers rescue woman from Singapore sinkhole
The construction workers rushed to the driver’s aid after a three-metre deep sinkhole opened up in eastern Singapore.
Hong Kong pet shop owner arrested for alleged theft of 35 cats to repay loan A Hong Kong pet shop owner has been arrested for the alleged theft of 35 of his customers’ cats which he used to repay debts to a loan company, with the felines estimated to be valued at more than HK$623,000 (US$79,870), the Post has learned. The owner, surnamed Chan, 44, had a shop in Hung Hom, which also offered consignment and pet-sitting services, a source said on Thursday. The source said Chan took out a loan of HK$210,000 from a company in August last year. The firm demanded repayment on... image
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Hong Kong pet shop owner arrested for alleged theft of 35 cats to repay loan
The 35 cats had an estimated value of HK$623,000, source says.