A high-ranking Vietnamese delegation led by Vice Secretary of the Central Military Commission and Minister of National Defence Gen. Phan Van Giang attended the ASEAN-US Defence Ministers’ Informal Meeting in Vientiane, Laos, on November 20.

Minister of National Defence Phan Van Giang met with leaders of Laos in Vientiane on November 19 on the occasion of attending the 18th ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting (ADMM) and the 11th ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus).

VOV.VN - Vietnam and China have signed a letter of intent to enhance defense cooperation, and an agreement on border cooperation between the Ministry of National Defense of Vietnam and the Ministry of National Defense of China.

VOV.VN - General Phan Van Giang, Minister of National Defense of Vietnam, and General Chansamone Chanyalath, Minister of National Defense of Laos, on October 22 signed a defense cooperation document between the two countries for 2025-2029 and a cooperation plan for 2025.

VOV.VN - General Phan Van Giang, Minister of National Defense of Vietnam, welcomed General Chansamone Chanyalath, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense of Laos, to a border defense friendship exchange between the two armies at Long Sap border gate of Moc Chau district, Son La province, on October 22.

VOV.VN - General Phan Van Giang, Minister of National Defense of Vietnam, met with UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix in New York on September 23 during the Vietnamese delegation’s visit to the United States for the high-Level Week of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Defense Minister Phan Van Giang has proposed a number of measures to address traditional and non-traditional security challenges at the 11th Beijing Xiangshan Forum that is getting underway in Beijing, China.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and the United States have signed a new joint vision statement on defense cooperation during Vietnamese Minister of National Defense Phan Van Giang’s ongoing visit to the US from September 6-11.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Defense Minister Phan Van Giang is paying a working visit to the United States at the invitation of US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin from September 6-11.

Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang and his Philippine counterpart Gilberto Teodoro have agreed to promote the bilateral defence ties in a more practical and efficient manner during their talks in the Philippines.