VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of National Defence Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien and United States Assistant Secretary of Defence Dr Ely Ratner recently co-hosted the annual Vietnam – US Defence Policy Dialogue in Washington, D.C.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s role and responsibility in multilateral and bilateral co-operation mechanisms on UN peacekeeping operations within the framework of the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM+) has made practical contributions to improving the overall effectiveness of ADMM+ member states’ participation in UN peacekeeping operations.

VOV.VN - Sen. Lieut. Gen Phung Si Tan, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) had a meeting in Hanoi on September 15 with Lieut. Gen. Ueda Kazumasa, Chief of Staff for Japanese Ground Component Command.

VOV.VN - The administration of Ho Chi Minh City held a ceremony on September 14 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and the UK.

VOV.VN - A ceremony was held on September 13 in Hanoi to open the competency evaluation programme for prospective UN peacekeepers (CEPPP) under the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus) Experts’ Working Group on Peacekeeping Operations.

VOV.VN - President Vo Van Thuong hosted a reception in Hanoi on September 11 for US President Joseph R. Biden Jr. who paid a state visit to Vietnam following the invitation of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

The Science for Peace Parliamentary Meeting themed "Water security and insecurity: Rebuilding peaceful coexistence with science" opened on in the central province of Binh Dinh on September 11, attracting 60 scientists and young parliamentarians from 18 countries across the world.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a regular monthly meeting in Hanoi on September 9 to examine implementation of socio-economic development tasks for August and the first eight months of 2023, and put forward solutions for September and beyond.

Hanoi will for the first time host the end-of-term field training course under the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM+) Experts’ Working Group on Peacekeeping Operations Cycle 4 from September 13-21.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh greatly valued the investment of Indonesian firms in the nation while receiving leaders of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN) and Indonesian enterprises on September 5 on the margins of the 43rd ASEAN Summit and related meetings in Jakarta.