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Trade, submarines feature at ASEAN talks in Australia

Australia unveiled plans to ramp up investment in Southeast Asia on Tuesday, setting aside U.S.$1.3 billion to bolster trade in a region of rising economic might. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced the funding as leaders from the 10-nation ASEAN forum met in Melbourne for a three-day summit. “The government I lead has made it clear.

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Putin commissions two nuclear submarines and says more are to come

During a visit to the Sevmash shipbuilding yard, President Putin said both nuclear-powered vessels would soon begin duty in the Pacific. ADVERTISEMENT Russian President Vladimir Putin travelled to the northern city of Severodvinsk on Monday to attend a televised flag-raising ceremony for two nuclear submarines, the Krasnoyarsk and Emperor Alexander the Third. During his visit

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China to build 21 nuclear submarines by 2030

Senior Labor ministers are demanding the urgent delivery of the AUKUS submarines to shore up Australia’s defences amid rising tensions between China and the US. China is expected to have built 21 of its nuclear submarines and 200 major warships by 2030. Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy is calling for the construction of new defence

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Australian PM confident U.S. will deliver nuclear-powered submarines

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Friday he was confident of securing bipartisan political support in the United States for a deal to provide his country with submarines powered by U.S. nuclear technology. The so-called AUKUS partnership — an acronym for Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States — is being discussed by U.S.

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When Submarines Meet Titanic, James Cameron Inspires

James Cameron, Oscar-winning director of Titanic, is aware of the risks involved in exploring the deep ocean. An accomplished underwater explorer himself, in 2012 he prepared to dive almost seven miles into the world’s deepest known ocean trench. “You are going to one of the most unforgiving places on earth,” he said. said in an

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