Deputy Minister of National Defence Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien has emphasised that over the past 60 years of development, the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) have grown steadily and expanded international cooperation, including practical and effective collaboration with the Vietnam People's Army.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of National Defence of Vietnam has sent invitations to the defence ministries of eight countries to attend a grand celebration marking 80 years of the August Revolution and National Day (September 2).

Deputy Defence Minister Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien and his Lao counterpart Senior Lieutenant General Vongkham Phommakone co-chaired the 5th Vietnam – Laos defence policy dialogue in the Lao northern province of Luang Prabang on March 28.

VOV.VN - Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien, Deputy Minister of National Defence of Vietnam, and Thobekile Gamede, Acting Secretary for Defence of South Africa co-chaired the third Vietnam-South Africa Defence Policy Dialogue in Hanoi on February 25.

VOV.VN - Defense cooperation between Vietnam and Italy has been promoted, achieving positive results in areas such as training and defense industry, especially following the fourth Defense Policy Dialogue in July 2023, said Deputy Minister of National Defense Hoang Xuan Chien.

VOV.VN - Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien, Deputy Minister of National Defense of Vietnam, received Colonel Jiang Bo, Defense Attaché of China to Vietnam, in Hanoi on November 26.

Deputy Defence Minister Sen. Lieut. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien on November 11 led a Ministry of National Defence delegation to inspect on-site preparations for the 2024 Vietnam International Defence Expo at Gia Lam Airport in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Lieut. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien, Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Defense had meetings with the heads of delegations from Laos, Thailand, Singapore, the Philippines, Indonesia, China, Russia, and the United States on the sidelines of the ASEAN Senior Defense Officials’ Meeting (ADSOM) and the ASEAN Senior Defense Officials’ Meeting Plus (ADSOM+) held in Laos from September 24-27.

VOV.VN - A delegation of the Ministry of National Security of Vietnam led by Deputy Minister Hoang Xuan Chien attended the 13th Seoul Defense Dialogue (SDD 2024) in the Republic of Korea from September 10-12.

Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen Hoang Xuan Chien hosted a reception in Hanoi on August 20 for Japanese Senior Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Funakoshi Takehiro.