Mongolia

26 Jun

New images show Chinese ‘spy’ balloons over Asia

London, June 26, New evidence of China's 'spy' balloon programme - including flights over Japan and Taiwan has been uncovered, media reports said. Japan has confirmed balloons have flown over its territory and said it's prepared to shoot them down in future, BBC reported. US-China relations were thrown into turmoil earlier this year, when an alleged Chinese spy balloon was shot down off the US coast. China claimed the balloon seen over north-western US in late January was a civilian airship, used for scientific research such as meteorology - and that it was an unintended and isolated event. John Culver…

19 Jun

S.Korea’s special troops join UN peacekeeping exercise in Mongolia

Seoul, June 19. The South Korean Army's Special Warfare Command is participating in a multinational UN peacekeeping exercise in Mongolia to enhance their combined operational capabilities, the armed service said on Monday. Thirty-five personnel from the command have joined the Khaan Quest exercise that kicked off Monday and continues through July 2. A total of 1,100 personnel from 35 countries, including the US, India and Qatar, will attend it, the Army was quoted as saying by Yonhap news agency. Participants are to focus on honing their skills for peacekeeping missions, such as responding to improvised explosive devices, treating casualties and…