A high-ranking delegation from Vietnam’s Ministry of National Defence led by Deputy Minister of National Defence Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Truong Thang has attended the SAHA 2026 International Defence & Aerospace Exhibition in Istanbul at the invitation of the Turkish Ministry of National Defence.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary and State President To Lam on April 28 chaired the first meeting of the National Defence and Security Council for the 2026-2031 term in Hanoi, after the 16th National Assembly approved the Council’s members for the new term.

The Ministry of National Defence convened a conference in Hanoi on April 24 to roll out the peak phase of the 500-day campaign to accelerate the search, recovery and identification of fallen soldiers’ remains

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary and President, as well as Secretary of the Central Military Commission To Lam presented the title “Hero of the People’s Armed Forces” to Military Region 1 under the Ministry of National Defence at a ceremony in held Thai Nguyen province, northern Vietnam on April 12.

VOV.VN - The National Assembly of Vietnam approved the Vice Chairperson and members of the National Defence and Security Council at its first session on April 8 in Hanoi, with Prime Minister Le Minh Hung serving as Vice Chairman.

A workshop on gender integration in Vietnam’s post-war mine action activities was held in Hanoi on March 30, as part of a project aimed at enhancing women’s participation in peace and security efforts, funded by the Canadian Department of National Defence.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s official visit to Russia from March 22–25 is expected to be a source of encouragement for the Vietnamese community in Russia to reinforce ties with their homeland, said Do Xuan Hoang, Chairman of the Union of Vietnamese Organisations in Russia.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended a nationwide groundbreaking ceremony marking the start of construction for 121 inter-level boarding schools in land border communes.

Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang hosted a reception for Michael DeSombre, US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, in Hanoi on February 13.

VOV.VN - Foreign affairs, alongside national defence and security, has been identified as a core and regular task of strategic importance for Vietnam in the new development phase, reflecting both evolving global conditions and the country’s long-term national interests.