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Farhan Bokhari, Islamabad - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly The Pakistan Air Force (PAF)-run Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) at Kamra, just north of Islamabad, signed an agreement with the Iraqi Air Force (IQAF) on 10 February to supply an unspecified number of its Super Mushshak basic trainer...

(Mirror) - The Sri Lanka Air Force is due to is arranging to purchase six JF -17 planes, according to the progress freport of Ministry of Defense and Urban Development. These aircraft are due to be purchased under the 2013 finalised projects. The JF-17 (Thunder) co-developed by Pakistan...

(Reuters) - The United States gave China a six-month reprieve from Iran financial sanctions on Thursday, avoiding a diplomatic spat with a country whose support it needs to try to quell violence in Syria and rein in Tehran's nuclear ambitions. With Thursday's decision to grant exceptions to...

BEIJING, June 21 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government has raised the administrative status of Xisha, Zhongsha and Nansha islands in the South China Sea from county-level to prefectural-level, according to a Thursday statement. The State Council, or China's cabinet, has approved the...

NEW DELHI — India has abandoned its efforts to build its own engine to power the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Mark-2, according to Indian Defence Ministry sources. The Kaveri engine, which Indian defense scientists are trying to build, has failed to meet Indian Air Force requirements two...

Not so long ago there was excited chatter in India about the possibility of the country overhauling China to become the world’s fastest growing large economy. But the Indian tortoise, far from gaining on the Chinese hare, is going backwards. Growth has not edged into double digits. Instead...

Analysts urged the Chinese government to continue working with Pyongyang to investigate the recent abduction of Chinese fishermen, after North Korea said Sunday that it had released all the 29 Chinese crewmen and their three boats. Counselor Jiang Yaxian with the Chinese embassy in Pyongyang...

The world’s most advanced semi-submersible drilling platform Offshore Oil 981 “February 14 has successfully passed the Guangdong Maritime Safety Administration and the Maritime Safety Administration in Zhanjiang joint its ship safety inspection, will be put into operation in the South China Sea...

WASHINGTON / BEIJING - The United States is expected to simplify and quicken the process of visa applications for Chinese travelers, US President Barack Obama announced on Thursday as part of an initiative to boost tourism. "Every year, tens of millions of tourists from all over the world...

By Don Lee, Los Angeles Times Reporting from Washington— Shanghai was at the top and Sacramento near the bottom of new rankings of the world's best- and worst-performing metropolitan economies last year by the Brookings Institution. The rankings of the 200 largest metro areas that account...

A day after President Barack Obama publicly endorsed India's claim to a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council, State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley poured cold water on any expectation of New Delhi's elevation anytime soon. "It is inconceivable that you could contemplate U.N. Security...

The Burmese air force continues to expand with the recent procurement of 50 K-8 jet trainer aircraft from China, according to sources within the air force in Meikhtila. “Parts of the K-8 aircraft were transported by cargo ship from China and are being assembled at the Aircraft Production and...

Jiangsu Hengchuan Group in China signed an agreement with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for 17 seaplanes worth billions of U.S. dollars, according to Department of Commerce of Jiangsu province. The seaplanes will be delivered in May 2011 and they will be completely produced by Chinese...

The presence of Chinese in Sri Lanka owned island of Kachchatheevu, considered as a threat to the security of India, is confirmed by a group of journalists and social activists from Tamil Nadu. More than thirty pre-fabricated structures with Chinese names were found on the island of...

CARACAS—China has become a much-needed funding source for recession-racked Venezuela, as well as a welcome alternative to the International Monetary Fund, which President Hugo Chávez continues to shun. Mr. Chávez, a socialist who for years has been cultivating strong ties with China, said...

This isn't just a change in military doctrine—it's a reflection of America's declining power in Asia. There is one country responding to China's military build-up and aggressiveness with some muscle of its own. No, it is not the United States, the superpower ostensibly responsible for...

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