A state-level funeral was held in Hanoi on September 15 for General Phung Quang Thanh, former Politburo member, former Vice Secretary of the Central Military Commission and former Minister of National Defence.

A state-level funeral will be held at the National Funeral Hall, No.5 Tran Thanh Tong street, Hanoi on September 15 for General Phung Quang Thanh, former Politburo member, former Vice Secretary of the Central Military Commission and former Minister of National Defence.

VOV.VN - General Phung Quang Thanh, former Minister of National Defence, passed away in Hanoi on September 11 morning due to illness at the age of 72.

Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lt. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien hosted a reception for the new Defence Attaché of the Philippines, Col. Ulysses S. Mancao, on September 7.

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lt. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien hosted a reception for the outgoing and new defence attachés of the Republic of Korea (RoK) in Hanoi on July 29.

VOV.VN - Lawmakers voted to adopt a resolution passing State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s proposal on the appointment of Vice President and members of the National Defence and Security Council on July 28 during the 15th legislature’s first session.

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien hosted a reception on July 22 for outgoing Cuban Military, Naval and Air Attache Col. Juan Miguel Garcia Montano, and his successor Col. Román Osvaldo Jiménez Ortega.

VOV.VN - Minister of National Defence Senior Lieutenant General Phan Van Giang expressed his hope that Vietnam and Cambodia will redouble efforts to further boost defence links, maintaining its role as a pillar of bilateral ties.

VOV.VN - Minister of National Defence Sen. Lt. Gen. Phan Van Giang has praised the great contributions by outgoing US Ambassador to Vietnam Daniel J. Kritenbrink to Vietnam-US relations as well as the comprehensive partnership between the two nations.

VOV.VN - Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission and Minister of National Defence General Ngo Xuan Lich hosted a reception on February 19 for Chinese State Councillor and Minister of Public Security Zhao Kezhi, who is on a working visit to Vietnam.