China's military is strongly discontented with and firmly opposed to a recent Japanese defense report and has lodged a solemn representation to the Japanese side, said a Defense Ministry spokesman on Thursday.
A joint pilot training program allowing high school graduates to study in both military academies and universities has been approved by the Central Military Commission (CMC) and President Xi Jinping.
China and Russia will hold two joint military drills in the coming two months, military officials from both countries said here Monday.
The Philippines and U.S. Naval forces began joint military exercises at the South China Sea on Thursday, with an opening ceremony at the former U.S. Naval base in Subic.
A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman slammed an overview of Japan's Defense Ministry's white paper for 2013, urging the country to conduct some introspection and do more to facilitate regional peace and stability.
Russia must take into account the possibility of a preemptive nuclear strike against its interests and include it in its defense strategy, President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday.
Several Taliban gunmen and suicide bombers on Monday morning seized a building in a residential area at the northern edged of Kabul International Airport and launched firing and rocket propelled grenade (RPG) attack against the airport and the nearby U.S. and Afghan army military compound.
Osaka Governor Ichiro Matsui, who is also one of the leaders of the right-wing Japan Restoration Party, is considering permitting flight training for the U.S. military's "Osprey" aircraft in airspace over the prefecture.
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) fired a short-range missile on Monday into the Sea of Japan, local media reported.
On Monday, the US Defense Department released its annual report to Congress on China's military.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman on Tuesday expressed "firm opposition" to a Pentagon report that misrepresents China's military development.
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) warned Tuesday that it would "mercilessly avenge" any breach of its territorial sovereignty by South Korea or the United States during their ongoing anti-submarine drills in the Yellow Sea.
Egyptian Defense Minister Abdel Fattah el-Seisi on Wednesday held a meeting with visiting U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel to discuss means of boosting bilateral ties, mainly in military field, state-run MENA news agency reported.
The Pentagon has delayed an intercontinental ballistic missile test planned for next week to avoid misperceptions due to the rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula, local media reported on Saturday.
The U.S. State Department said on Wednesday that the cut-off of military communications hotline by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) was "not constructive."
South Korea and the United States kicked off their annual joint military exercises on Monday, after the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s supreme military command announced it would scrap the Korean War Armistice Agreement, in response to the drill, which is scheduled to run through March 21.
South Korean military warned on Wednesday that it will "sternly" retaliate against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) if it takes any provocation.
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