VOV.VN - Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang and his Malaysian counterpart Dato’ Seri Utama Haji Mohamad Bin Haji Hasan signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on bilateral defence cooperation following their talks held in Hanoi on December 4.

A seminar on mitigating trade defence risks when increasing exports to CPTPP markets took place in Hanoi on November 27.

VOV.VN - Dr Tomotaka Shoji, director of the Regional Research Division at the National Institute for Defence Studies under the Japanese Ministry of Defence, has laid stress on great potential for future development of Vietnam-Japan ties on the occasion of Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong's Japan visit.

Deputy Director of the General Department of Politics under the Vietnam People's Army (VPA) Sen. Lieut. Gen. Trinh Van Quyet hosted a reception in Hanoi on November 24 for a young officer delegation from the Cuban Ministry of Revolutionary Armed Forces, led by second chief of the ministry's Political Directorate General of Brigade Marcelo Perez.

VOV.VN - A delegation of the National Defence Ministry led by its Deputy Minister Senior Lieutenant General Vo Minh Luong has been paying a working visit to Cuba from November 18 to November 25.

Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang hosted a reception in Hanoi on November 22 for Philippine Undersecretary of National Defence Irineo Cruz Espino, who is in Vietnam for the fifth Vietnam-Philippine defence policy dialogue.

Minister of National Defence Gen. Phan Van Giang received Ambassador Julien Guerrier, Head of the Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Vietnam, in Hanoi on November 21.

Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang on November 16 suggested countries continue promoting ASEAN’s centrality, and step up the building and consolidation of strategic trust in the spirit of respect for law, mutual respect, equality and mutual benefits.

Vietnamese Minister of Defence Gen. Phan Van Giang held bilateral meetings with defence leaders from India, Japan and the Philippines on the sidelines of the 17th ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting (ADMM) and the 10th ADMM-Plus in Jakarta, Indonesia on November 16.

The Vietnamese Government always offers all possible support to Vietnamese and Cambodian armies to enhance exchanges and discuss strategic issues impacting the national defence and security of each nation, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.