12th National Party Congress opens
Thursday, January 21, 2016, 15:27 (GMT+7)
The 12th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam opened at Hanoi’s National Convention Centre in the morning of January 21
Informal China-ASEAN defence ministers’ meeting held in Beijing
Saturday, October 17, 2015, 08:18 (GMT+7)
The 5th informal China-ASEAN defence ministers’ meeting took place in Beijing on October 16, with both sides affirming the wish to strengthen defence cooperation.
The August Revolution and the present cause of national defence
Monday, August 31, 2015, 09:31 (GMT+7)
The victory of the August Revolution has set an important milestone in Vietnam’s history. Its valuable lessons and significance helped our Party, people and troops forward firmly in the new revolutionary cause and win other achievements in the history of national liberation, construction and defence.
UN highly values Vietnam’s participation in UN peacekeeping missions
Thursday, June 11, 2015, 10:35 (GMT+7)
The United Nations (UN) highly valued Vietnam’s participation in UN peacekeeping operations, and it is ready to support Vietnam in preparing its forces for next UN peacekeeping missions, said UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Herve Ladsous, in talks with Vietnamese high-ranking officials during his visit to Vietnam from June 9th to 10th
Vietnam, US defence chiefs hold talks
Tuesday, June 02, 2015, 10:55 (GMT+7)
Defence Minister General Phung Quang Thanh held talks with visiting US Secretary of Defence Ashton Carter in Hanoi on June 1, during which both sides agreed defence cooperation during the past time has met the requirement of the MoU on this field signed in 2011 between the two countries.
US Secretary of Defence visits Vietnam
Monday, June 01, 2015, 11:25 (GMT+7)
US Secretary of Defence Ashton Carter currently is on his official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of Vietnamese defence minister Phung Quang Thanh
Vietnam, RoK to foster defence cooperation
Friday, May 29, 2015, 09:04 (GMT+7)
The official visit of Minister of National Defence of the Republic of Korea Han Min-koo to Vietnam will contribute to strengthening the relationship and mutual understanding between the armies and peoples of Vietnam and Republic of Korea (RoK)
US defence secretary to visit Vietnam
Friday, May 29, 2015, 09:03 (GMT+7)
US Secretary of Defence Ashton Carter will pay an official visit to Vietnam from May 31 to June 2 at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Phung Quang Thanh
Vietnam, India sign Joint Vision Statement on Defence Cooperation for 2015-2020 period
Wednesday, May 27, 2015, 08:31 (GMT+7)
The visit to India by the high-ranking Vietnamese military mission led by Minister of National Defence General Phung Quang Thanh will contribute to strengthening the friendship and mutual understanding between the two armies and the two peoples.
Vietnam, China hold border defence friendship discussion
Saturday, May 16, 2015, 09:56 (GMT+7)
A Vietnam-China border defence friendship discussion was held in the northern province of Lao Cai on May 15, seeking to boost mutual understanding and cooperation in the field