41.   As with other countries in the region, its navy is no match for Chinese forces.

42.   But the North said its navy was merely taking a self-defensive measure after the South Korean vessels mounted attacks on its ships.

43.   The US navy was to hand over the crewmen.

44.   Our navy is about as strong as the Chinese communist navy in terms of quantity, but superior in quality.

45.   Sri Lankan military officials also denied that the Indian navy was involved in the attack on the Tamil rebel arms ship.

46.   The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said he believed a Chinese invasion would falter because its navy was outdated.

47.   The English-language Hongkong Standard reported that the US navy would be in the area when China stages its exercises.

48.   The Iranian navy was willing to conduct joint maneuvers with regional countries, notably the Gulf Arab states across the Gulf, the admiral said.

49.   The Indian navy is to withdraw warships from near Pakistani waters in a further step towards defusing tensions with its neighbour, a defence ministry source said Tuesday.

50.   The Israeli and Turkish navies are also to stage joint military manoeuvres in the Mediterranean in several weeks.