How soon after you’re hit by a Chinese satellite are you hungry again? ( Archived) (37)

as we didn't get to sell space junk perhaps some light reading instead:

Moreover Vietnam is steadfastly non-aligned. Indeed, its long standing policy is the “three nos” – no participation in military alliances, no foreign military bases on Vietnamese territory, and no reliance on one country to fight against another. This is not likely to change.

Some Indonesian policymakers remain suspicious of US motives and worry about the potential destabilizing effect of US-China competition. They want Washington to exercise restraint. Indonesian Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu has suggested that “if regional countries can manage the SCS on their own, there is no need to involve others.” Luhut Pandjaitan, then coordinating minister for political, legal and security affairs, once declared in a veiled criticism of both US and China “… we don’t like any power projection.”



Air Force holds security drill on Indonesia-Singapore border



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China and Vietnam to Settle South China Sea Claims

China and Vietnam have faced off on land and sea many times, including a deadly border conflict that began in 1979 and simmered well into the 1980s. In 2014, China challenged Vietnamese claims in the South China Sea by drilling for oil in disputed waters near the Paracel Islands. Vietnam reacted by dispatching 29 ships to chase off the rig, and the Vietnamese met stiff resistance from Chinese vessels. One Vietnamese fishing boat was rammed and sunk by a Chinese ship during the altercation.

The tensions between China and Vietnam have led to improvements in U.S.-Vietnamese military ties. In 2013, U.S. President Barack Obama signed an agreement to allow the export of weaponry to Vietnam, and just last month, in a sign of warming relations between former enemies, the USS Carl Vinson became the first American aircraft carrier to call at a Vietnamese port.




Sukarno’s daughter reported to police for alleged blasphemy

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Indonesia is now developing a second generation of Bonded Logistic Centers (PLB Second Generation), as PLB First Generation was considered a success in reducing logistic costs.

“The goods that in the past were stored in Singapore now can be stored here at a lower cost. A businessman could cut the cost up to Rp 7.18 million (US$502.60) per container,” said Director General of Customs and Excise Heru Pambudi in Jakarta on Monday.