More countries around the world are, meanwhile, demanding that visitors from China take Covid tests as the country battles a ‘tidal wave’ of infections

Japan's new policy comes after seeing Russian missile strikes target Ukraine's nuclear power plants and grids over the last year

Concern about Beijing's Covid data has aggravated ties with governments that said visitors from China must undergo Covid tests before arriving in their country.

US officials said on Tuesday they may impose new Covid regulations for people on flights from China because of concerns over the "lack of transparent (health) data" from Beijing

The government's five-year tax plan, once unthinkable in pacifist Japan, would make the country the world's third-biggest military spender after the United States and China

Such a deal could top $100 billion dollars at list prices, including any options, and rank among the biggest by a single airline in volume terms

Moscow has sent India a list of more than 500 products it needs to keep key industries running, but while Delhi wants to cut its huge trade deficit, some companies fear being hit with sanctions.

The plan for Japan and Britain to develop a fighter jet together may led to Tokyo easing its military export rules, MPs have said

China's defence minister met his US counterpart on Tuesday to discuss Taiwan, the South China Sea, as well as crises in Ukraine and the Korean peninsula.

China's military experts said its new longer-range missiles will help defend itself from nuclear blackmail

The new system is designed to protect against low-flying and small drones which are a key feature of the modern battlefield

China's 'Big Three' state airlines pledged to buy a total of 292 Airbus jets in July, making it the biggest order at the time by Chinese carriers since the Covid-19 pandemic