President Cuong stressed that these decisions reflect the Party and State’s recognition and appreciation of the three officers’ great efforts and contributions to the national construction and defence.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on October 16 called on officers and soldiers of Military Region 5 to uphold their glorious tradition, strengthen unity, and stay ready to safeguard the Fatherland in all circumstances.

General Nguyen Tan Cuong, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army (VPA), and Deputy Minister of National Defence, hosted Australia's Chief of Air Force (CAF) Air Marshal Stephen Chappell in Hanoi on October 13, during which the two sides agreed to further promote defence cooperation in the time to come.

VOV.VN - Amid complex international and regional developments and the growing sabotage activities of hostile forces, the army must remain constantly ready, vigilant, and proactive, said Party General Secretary To Lam at a ceremony marking 80 years of Military Region 4.

Policies, decisions adopted by the 12th Party Congress of the Vietnam People's Army (VPA) for the 2025-2030 tenure provide important guidance for building a clean, strong, exemplary Military Party Organisation, and develop a revolutionary, regular, elite, and modern people’s army, said Party General Secretary To Lam.

The 12th Party Congress of the Vietnam People’s Army, the 2025–2030 tenure, opened in Hanoi on September 30 morning.

IPACC-14, IPAMS-49, and SELF-11 highlighted the importance of building trust and strengthening defence relations through open communications with the conferences aiming to promote regional army cooperation to address both current and future security challenges in the Indo-Pacific.

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 Trinh Van Quyet, Chairman of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People’s Army had a meeting with visiting Minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba Corps General Álvaro López Miera in Hanoi on September 3.

Igari Kasumasa, later known in Vietnam as “comrade Phan Lai,” was a former Japanese army officer who gave up the imperial uniform to join the Viet Minh, a decision that transformed his life and laid the foundation for a touching bond between the two nations and peoples.