VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam has highlighted the historic lesson that building the nation must go hand in hand with defending it, calling for stronger combat readiness and modernization to respond to new security challenges.

General Nguyen Tan Cuong, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA), and Deputy Minister of National Defence, on September 3, held a meeting with Senior Lieutenant General Álvaro López Miera, Minister of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba, who is on an official visit to Vietnam.

VOV.VN - State President Luong Cuong, Chairman of the National Defence and Security Council presided over a ceremony to present decisions on promotions to the ranks of General and Senior Lieutenant General for senior officers of the Vietnam People’s Army and the People’s Public Security Forces on the morning of July 14 at Hanoi-based Presidential Palace.

State President Luong Cuong has underscored lessons on building the people's strong armed forces in the new era in an article written on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the liberation of the South and national reunification.

VOV.VN - Thousands of personnel from the military and police forces gathered at Bien Hoa Airbase in southern Dong Nai province on April 11 to conduct a joint rehearsal in preparation for a military parade and procession to commemorate 50 years of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification (April 30).

VOV.VN - President Luong Cuong on January 14 arrived in Phu Quoc island city of southern Kien Giang province, to visit and extend Lunar New Year (Tet) greetings to the local armed forces.

The Embassy and Defence Attaché Office of Vietnam in Cambodia organised a get-together in Phnom Penh on December 12 with alumni of the Cambodian Royal Armed Forces (CRAF) who had studied in Vietnam. ​

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Cuba have vowed to increase defense cooperation, particularly in the areas of Party and political affairs within the military.

VOV.VN - The 79th anniversary of Vietnam’s National Day (1945-2024) was celebrated on August 29 by the Vietnamese Embassy in Cuba.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary and President To Lam on August 17 presented the badge “Hero of the People's Armed Forces” to the police of Ho Chi Minh City in recognition of the force’s contributions to protecting local security and order.