Young military officers of Vietnam and Laos engaged in an exchange on March 28 in the northern Lao province of Luang Prabang, promoting the traditional solidarity and friendship between the two countries.

VOV.VN - The National Assembly of Vietnam has agreed to raise the retirement age for military officers by an additional 1-5 years under a law approved at its ongoing session in Hanoi on November 28.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary and President To Lam, Commander-in-Chief of the Vietnam People’s Armed Forces and Chairman of the National Defense and Security Council, on October 20 granted promotion decisions to three high-ranking police and military officers.

The Vietnamese Party, State, military and people always treasure the special relations with Laos in all circumstances, and bear in mind the valuable support of Laos for the nation during its struggle for national independence in the past and construction and development nowadays, a Vietnamese high-ranking military officer said on August 26.

The Ministry of National Defence on July 26 handed over the State President’s decisions to two officers who will join the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA).

The Ministry of National Defence on September 25 handed over the State President’s decisions to three officers, who will join the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) and the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).

The President’s decisions to send seven additional military officers to UN peacekeeping missions were handed over to the officers during a ceremony held by the Ministry of National Defence on February 7.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception in Hanoi on August 9 for Lt. Gen. Hun Manet, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) and Commander of the Royal Cambodian Army.

VOV.VN - The United Nations on May 26 awarded its medal to three officers of the Vietnam People’s Army who are working at this organization’s headquarters in New York, USA, on Peacekeeper’s Day (May 29).

Commander of the military sub-region of Cambodia’s Tbong Khmum province Lieut. Gen. Iet Bun Thuonl presented gifts to border guards and military officers of southern Tay Ninh province at Xa Mat international border gate on January 24, ahead of the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.