Abrupt dismissals point to Xi Jinping's quiet shake-up of China's militaryNine high-ranking Chinese military figures were recently removed as delegates to the country's Communist Party-run legislature, without off...
03 Jan, 2024, 08.23 PM IST
China documentary depicts powerful military ahead of CPC meetThe documentary comes ahead of the 19th Congress of the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC), to begin here from October 18 during which X...
04 Oct, 2017, 06.39 PM IST
Xi Jinping revamps PLA ahead of his CPC CongressIn his first term, Xi has carried out a massive anti- graft campaign in the party and the military in which thousands of officials from top...
03 Oct, 2017, 04.52 PM IST
Xi Jinping asks new PLA units to be ready for combat, modern warfareXi Jinping spoke to the commanders of the new units yesterday and asked them to improve their joint operation capabilities and technology l...
19 Apr, 2017, 06.56 PM IST
Chinese military launches purification drive to combat graftAfter a training sessions, 10 teams of the CMC's newly appointed inspectors are assuming their posts in all CMC departments and theatre com...
06 May, 2016, 01.44 PM IST
China to flaunt its missile power on massive military paradeChina will display a range of missiles during the massive military parade commemorating the end of World War II here on September 3, where ...
22 Aug, 2015, 07.34 PM IST
Chinese military to flaunt new weapons at Victory ParadeChina will flaunt its firepower by displaying new armaments at the upcoming Victory Parade to mark the 70th anniversary of victory against ...
21 Aug, 2015, 06.58 PM IST
Chinese military orders weapons safety check after Tianjin blastsThe Chinese military has ordered a thorough safety check of the army's storage of weapons and ammunitions after last week's explosions in T...
20 Aug, 2015, 01.33 PM IST
Chinese military delegation in IndiaThe Chinese delegation is led by Gen Zhang Youxia, Head of General Armament Department of Peoples Liberation Army and member of the Central...
27 Feb, 2015, 08.45 PM IST
China launches website for military weapons procurementThe website provides all information on China's weapon and armament needs, relevant policies, procurement notices, enterprise lists and tec...
04 Jan, 2015, 07.34 PM IST
China's People's Liberation Army beefs up anti-graft drive after series of scandalsForty-four "high-risk links" and more than 130 problems that should be tracked, as well as clear prevention measures, have been laid out.
01 Dec, 2014, 03.09 PM IST
China to develop unmanned battle tanks and armoured vehicles"I think it is an irreversible trend that computers will gradually replace humans to control those fighting machines," said Major General X...
23 Jul, 2014, 04.13 PM IST
Chinese government asks military to purchase domestic brand vehiclesThe Chinese government has directed its armed forces to choose domestic brand cars.
14 Jan, 2014, 12.04 PM IST
- Four Pak Army officers sacked for kickbacks in arms inspection
The development became public when Col Iftikhar Ahmed Malik and Majors Awais Chaudhry, Tabassum Daud and Khurram Sheikh approached the cour...
02 Dec, 2012, 03.53 PM IST
China completes revamp of militaryChina has effected a "large-scale shift" in the leadership of its 2.3 million-strong People's Liberation Army (PLA), the world's largest st...
22 Nov, 2012, 06.54 PM IST
- Centre in agreement with principle of 'One Rank One Pension'
The Ministry of Defence is in agreement with the principle of 'One Rank One Pension' demand of the ex-servicemen.
29 Apr, 2012, 08.52 PM IST
- Micro, small units get preference in government buys
Government departments and state-run enterprises will have to give preference to small units, including those belonging to the scheduled ca...
02 Nov, 2011, 02.49 AM IST