1.   And China announced that it had held military exercises involving mock landings on a group of unidentified islands.

2.   Brokers said institutional investors see little reason to increase their Philippine holdings as long as China holds military exercises near the coast of Taiwan.

3.   Commencement exercises were held Monday.

4.   Four years ago, China had tried to frighten the Taiwanese out of voting for him, by holding military exercises involving crack troops opposite Taiwan.

5.   Last year, when the first Russian-American joint exercise was held in Russia, communist protesters greeted American soldiers in Moscow and at the rural training site.

6.   North Korean troops have been holding exercises in the demilitarized zone separating North and South Korea, in violation of armistice agreements.

7.   Patrushev added that Ryazan had responded better than other Russian cities where similar exercises were being held.

8.   The mutual threats increased as Syria held military exercises in Lebanon and then tested a new missile capable of reaching any point in Israel from Syrian territory.

9.   Ukraine was holding military exercises in the region at the time.

10.   Parliament on Tuesday approved a plan to rent Hungarian military facilities for foreign troops to hold military exercises.