Fifth Shangri-la Dialogue concludes in Singapore

    SINGAPORE, June 4 (Xinhua) -- The fifth Asia Security Summit, also known as the Shangri-la Dialogue, concluded in Singapore Sunday afternoon after addressing several regional security and defense issues.

    Some 250 defense ministers, military officials and scholars from more than 20 countries and regions in Asia Pacific, North America and Europe including the United States, India, Britain, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Australia and China participated in the three-day event.

5th Shangri-la Dialogue calls for more practical co-op

    SINGAPORE, June 4 (Xinhua) -- Participants in the fifth Asia Security Summit, which ended here Sunday, called for more practical cooperation to forge a security architecture among nations in the Asia-Pacific region.

    Some 250 defense ministers, military officials and scholars from more than 20 countries and regions in Asia Pacific, North America and Europe including the United States, India, Britain, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Australia and China took part in the three-day event, which is also known as the Shangri-la Dialogue.

More cooperation needed to tackle security challenges: Singapore

    SINGAPORE, June 4 (Xinhua) -- Singapore's Minister for Defense Teo Chee Hean called for more regional and international cooperation to tackle global security challenges when he spoke on Sunday at a plenary session of the fifth Asia Security Summit, also known as the Shangri-la Dialogue.

    "It is critical that countries both in the region and stakeholders from outside the region move from principles to practice, to implement cooperative measures which will create real capacities for prevention, protection and even consequence management," Teo said.