The Ministry of Defense wants to hire security personnel and equipment from private companies to protect North Sea infrastructure, a spokesperson confirmed to Pointer. The Ministry recently came under fire when Follow the Money revealed that Defense had illegally used private shooting instructors to fill gaps in its rosters. The Ministry is talking with “several parties and institutions” about North …
Sri Lanka will resume permitting calls from foreign research vessels at its ports from next year, as the government “cannot only block China”. In January 2024, Sri Lanka banned the visit of foreign research vessels after India and the United States voiced concern over the visit of at least two Chinese research vessels, Shi Yan 6 and Yuan Wang 5, …
Earth scientist Jian Zhimin shares his feelings during a seminar on Dec 8 at the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing after he was elected an academician of the CAS. "The ocean is the largest reservoir of heat in the Earth's climate system and one of the primary factors determining climate change," Jian said. In October last year, the research …
On October 31, Sri Lankan and Chinese researchers on board the Chinese research vessel Shi Yan 6, which had recently docked at Colombo port in Sri Lanka, began two days of “marine scientific” research off the Sri Lankan coast. Over the past 15 years, several Chinese research vessels and warships have visited Sri Lankan ports with limited media attention. They …
Noting that Chinese research vessels, which are free to operate in international waters, have the ability to track and collect electronic signals, Navy Chief Admiral R. Hari Kumar on Saturday said that it becomes a challenge when such vessels in the region operate too close to areas of Indian national interest. That is our job and we deploy aircraft, UAVs, …
