The Vietnamese Party, State, military and people always treasure the special relations with Laos in all circumstances, and bear in mind the valuable support of Laos for the nation during its struggle for national independence in the past and construction and development nowadays, a Vietnamese high-ranking military officer said on August 26.

Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army (VPA) Sen. Lieut. Gen. Huynh Chien Thang hosted a reception in Hanoi on August 13 for a delegation of the Centre for Military Strategy Studies under the General Command of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces led by its director General Kim Vanna.

VOV.VN - A high-ranking delegation of the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence led by Minister Gen. Phan Van Giang is attending the International Military-Technical Forum “Army-2024” which kicked off on August 12 at the Patriot Exhibition and Convention Centre in the suburb of Moscow.

VOV.VN - More than 5,000 people took part in a walk in Ho Chi Minh City on August 4 to show their support for Agent Orange/dioxin victims in the lead up to National Day for Vietnamese Agent Orange/dioxin Victims (August 10).

Despite the three previous rejections by courts in the US, the Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange/ Dioxin (VAVA) is suing US chemical companies that supported the US military to spray AO/dioxin in Vietnam during wartime, VAVA Vice President Maj. Gen. Nguyen Hong Son said on July 30.

The Ministry of National Defence on July 26 handed over the State President’s decisions to two officers who will join the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA).

VOV.VN - The 2024 UN Military Observer Training of Trainer Course is underway at the Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations (VDPO) in Hanoi from July 15 to August 2, drawing participants from the host country, as well as those from Indonesia, Mongolia, Thailand, and Sri Lanka.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the national political-military conference on July 10 to review the leadership and direction over military and defence affairs in the first six months of 2024 and launch tasks for the rest of the year.

VOV.VN - Military music bands from ASEAN countries will gather together in Hanoi from December 13 to 22 to participate in the ASEAN military music exchange on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army this year.

VOV.VN - Trust is the most important and valuable thing in the relationship between Vietnam and Russia, according to former Deputy Minister of National Defence, Sen. Lt. Gen. Nguyen Huy Hieu, an academician of the Russian Academy of Military Sciences.