The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee handed over VND54.5 billion (US$2.36 million) in donations to the Ministry of National Defence (MoD) on May 24 to assist COVID-19 prevention and control efforts.

Professor Vladimir Kolotov, head of the Ho Chi Minh Institute at St. Petersburg University in Russia, was interviewed by the Vietnam News Agency on the promotion of President Ho Chi Minh’s ideology in the modern age as his 131st birthday on May 19 approaches.

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.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on April 23 asked the NA’s Committee for National Defence and Security to make more contributions to improving the operational efficiency of the legislature.

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.

The army has closely coordinated with the public security force in maintaining political security and social order during the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.

VOV.VN - Building relevant infrastructure, consolidating national defence, and maintaining security are all part of the regular and crucial tasks of the Party, State, and the wider political system, in which the armed forces play a key role.

VOV.VN - The People's Army of Vietnam has set a goal of developing the Vietnam Coast Guard into a modern and elite force by 2030.

VOV.VN - Sniffer dogs from the Ministry of National Defence have been mobilised to join a mass search and rescue operation for 12 missing victims at a landslide site in Tra Leng commune of Nam Tra My district in Quang Nam province.