Navy personnel from nine countries are gathered in New Zealand to discuss modernization of a widely used class of frigates, the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) announced Wednesday.
Russia's Black Sea Fleet said Tuesday that it would receive a French-made Mistral-class helicopter carrier, without revealing the exact time of deployment.
Facilities for new nuclear submarines in Russia's Pacific coast will be completed by the end of 2014, the Defense Ministry said Monday.
The "Chinese Dream" proposed by President Xi Jinping depicts a blueprint for an expanding middle class in China, which is crucial for China's economic transition and will boost the global economy, a leading expert on China studies said.
U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday proposed a policy framework to help break through the political logjam in Washington and spur job creation in the nation.
After a series of child molestation cases hitting the headlines, many Chinese schools have acted to strengthen education about sexual issues, a historically taboo topic in confucianist culture.
A 17-year-old Indian girl studying in class XI of a prominent south Delhi school was allegedly raped by two men at a New Year's party in a middle class residential zone in the Indian capital, local daily Times of India reported on Wednesday.