BEIJING, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- Chinese military officials say they are considering factors that would be involved in building the country's first aircraft carrier.
BEIJING, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- China is deploying three navy vessels off the coast of Somalia to fight pirates, an official said.
BEIJING, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- China, responding to increasing piracy attacks on its vessels in the Gulf of Aden, says it is considering sending naval ships to patrol the area.
MOMBASA, Kenya, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Pirates have hijacked four more ships off the coast of Somalia, maritime officials say, bringing the number of ships now being held to 19.
BEIJING, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- China may decide to send its navy to fight piracy off the coast of Somalia, following the seizure of two of its vessels last month.
BREMEN, Germany, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- A German ship owner who paid millions of dollars in ransom to Somali pirates says it's time for military intervention to protect shipping in the Gulf of Aden.
NAIROBI, Kenya, May 29 (UPI) -- Kenyan maritime authorities Thursday said two cargo ships have been hijacked in the Gulf of Aden in the same area another ship was seized Sunday.
SEOUL, Aug. 16 (UPI) -- China's state-run Shanghai Shipyard & Chengxi Shipyard Co. is paying Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. $110 million for ship engines.
