N. Korea slams S. Korea leader as 'confrontation maniac'
North Korea on Friday accused South Korean President Park Geun-Hye of hurting the dignity of its leadership and slammed her as 'a confrontation maniac.'
- May. 24, 2013
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North Korea on Friday accused South Korean President Park Geun-Hye of hurting the dignity of its leadership and slammed her as 'a confrontation maniac.'
Details could hint at imminent Korean fighter announcement
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh pledged Thursday to crack down on corruption in the defense sector after a string of recent graft scandals left his government facing renewed calls to step down.
Despite the uncertain economic climate, the biennial International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference (IMDEX) was fully booked last week.
If anyone wanted to see evidence of the US Navy's steps toward rebalancing to the Asia-Pacific last week, it was right there in haze gray.
The election of Nawaz Sharif as Pakistani prime minister may bode well for a wider détente with India, but dealing with the Taliban insurgency and relations with the military are uncertain, analysts said.
The defense chiefs of South Korea, Japan and the United States will hold their first trilateral meeting for four years at the end of this month, with North Korea likely to top the agenda.
Philippine President Benigno Aquino on Tuesday announced a $1.8-billion military upgrade to help defend his country's maritime territory against 'bullies' amid an ever-worsening dispute with China.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai will seek greater Indian military aid during a visit this week to New Delhi, officials of both countries said Monday.
Asia-Pacific nations are modernizing their surface and underwater naval capabilities by buying stealthy warships, attack submarines, patrol vessels, sensors, radars, missiles and unmanned systems.
The Indian government is evaluating the possibility of stationing troops in Afghanistan after the international forces begin leaving the country in 2014.
New Zealand's spending on defense is little changed from the NZ $2.9 billion (then US $2.2 billion) for 2012-2013 to NZ $2.87 billion for 2013-2014.
Taiwan held a military exercise Thursday in waters near the northern Philippines in response to the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman, after rejecting repeated apologies from Manila.
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