SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his teenage daughter fired pistols during an inspection of a light munitions factory, state media photos showed on Thursday, as he pushes to modernize conventional forces after years of focus on nuclear weapons.

Operating the world's largest navy by hull count, China possesses combat vessels -- including surface warships and submarines -- acquired from Russia decades ago, that helped it build sea power capable of challenging the United States.