Tag: military
Large wartime bomb deactivated in central Vietnam
VOV.VN - Military engineers on October 4 successfully deactivated a 337kg wartime bomb described as extremely dangerous in central Quang Binh province.
Three more Vietnam military officers to join UN peacekeeping forces
The Ministry of National Defence on September 25 handed over the State President’s decisions to three officers, who will join the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) and the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).
Vietnamese, foreign peacekeepers show off emergency response skills
Military observers, engineers and medical workers of Vietnam and other countries demonstrated their performance of tasks for the United Nations peacekeeping mission, in Hanoi on September 20.
Vietnam and Thailand boost defense cooperation
VOV.VN - Sen. Lieu. Gen, Nguyen Tan Cuong, Chief of General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army, hosted a welcoming ceremony in Hanoi on September 20 for Gen. Chalermphon Srisawasdi, Chief of Defense Forces of the Royal Thai Armed Forces, who is on a visit to Vietnam.
Field exercise held to improve prospective peacekeepers' capacity
A recent field exercise has been held at National Military Training Centre No.4 in Hanoi in the framework of the Competency Evaluation Programme for Prospective United Nations Peacekeepers (CEPPP) with a view to improving the capacity of prospective peacekeepers.
Party, State leader pay tribute to Sen. Lieu. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh
VOV.VN - Party and State leaders paid their tribute to Sen. Lieu. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh, former Deputy Minister of National Defense during his funeral held in Hanoi on September 18 morning.
Former Deputy Defense Minister Nguyen Chi Vinh passes away
VOV.VN - Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh, former Deputy Minister of National Defense, passed away on September 14 at the age of 66 after a period of combatting illness.
President attends opening of National Defence Academy’s new academic year
President Vo Van Thuong on September 12 attended the opening ceremony of the 2023-2024 academic year of the National Defence Academy - the leading military scientific research and training centre of the army and Vietnam at large.
Military-run telecom group to attend Defense Industry Exhibition MSPO
VOV.VN - The Military Industry and Telecoms Group Viettel has announced that it will attend the 31st International Defense Industry Exhibition (MSPO) in Kielce, Poland, from September 5 to 8.
Vietnam, US work together in settling war consequences
Colonel Le Dinh Vu, Deputy Director of the Ministry of National Defence’s Department of Military Science and head of the office of the National Steering Committee on the Settlement of Post-war Unexploded Ordnance and Toxic Chemical Consequences, held a working session with a visiting delegation from the US Senate Committee on Appropriations in Hanoi on August 23.
