24 Nov 2012

South Korea has begun fitting naval destroyers with a new home-developed cruise missile capable of making precision strikes anywhere in North Korea, it was reported yesterday.

17 Nov 2012

Britain's new multibillion-pound hunter-killer submarine, HMS Astute, has been beset by design and construction flaws that have raised doubts about its performance and safety.

11 Aug 2011

Owning an aircraft carrier has been the aspiration for generations of Chinese, especially within the People's Liberation Army.

20 May 2010

One thing the Obama administration has in common with the previous administration seems to be an extraordinary paranoia about the alleged threat posed by Chinese naval expansion.

22 Apr 2009

As the mainland marks the founding of the PLA Navy 60 years ago in Qingdao tomorrow, another equally important anniversary comes to mind - the annihilation of the bulk of China's first modern...

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The Chinese Olympic team marched to their third straight victory in the Henderson Super Commercial Cup after beating Seapower 64-60 at the Queen Elizabeth Stadium last night, writes Unus Alladin...

THE Hong Kong region is singled out for concern in an international report which details the hijacking of ships by pirates using firearms and excessive violence.

FORMER champions Seapower kept alive hopes of regaining the Senior Shield title with a narrow one-point victory over Fukien in an exciting losers' pool match at the MacPherson Stadium last night...

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