An official of the Japan Ministry of Defence has affirmed that cooperation between Japan and Vietnam is increasingly important to peace and stability in the region and to the international community in the context of the changing world situation.

Vietnamese and Lao armies will always stand side by side to overcome challenges and firmly protect revolutionary achievements, Vietnamese Deputy Minister of National Defence Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien affirmed on July 18.

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lt. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien hosted a reception on July 14 in Hanoi for newly-accredited Egyptian Ambassador to Vietnam Amal Abdel Kader Elmorsi.

Medical equipment donated by the Australian Department of Defence for Vietnam’s COVID-19 prevention and control was handed over to the Ministry of National Defence at a ceremony in Hanoi on July 13.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has urged the Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defence to improve their research and forecasting capacity and further provide timely advice for the Party and the State while chairing a meeting of the commission on July 13.

VOV.VN - Lieut. Gen. Phung Si Tan, deputy chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army, attended the security and defence exhibition SEDEC 2022 from June 28 to June 30 in the Turkish capital of Ankara.

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of National Defense and Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Tan Cuong received Izutsu Shunji, Chief of Staff of Japan Air Self-Defence Force, in Hanoi on June 28.

VOV.VN - Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang has hailed Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Robyn Mudie's contributions to promoting the joint strategic partnership across multiple fields, including defence co-operation.

The 16th ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting (ADMM) kicked off on June 22 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, under the chair of Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Tea Banh.

Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang had bilateral meetings with his counterparts from Laos, Japan and Cambodia on June 21, while he was in Phnom Penh, Cambodia for the 16th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM).