General Nguyen Tan Cuong, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army (VPA), and Deputy Minister of National Defence, hosted Australia's Chief of Air Force (CAF) Air Marshal Stephen Chappell in Hanoi on October 13, during which the two sides agreed to further promote defence cooperation in the time to come.

Policies, decisions adopted by the 12th Party Congress of the Vietnam People's Army (VPA) for the 2025-2030 tenure provide important guidance for building a clean, strong, exemplary Military Party Organisation, and develop a revolutionary, regular, elite, and modern people’s army, said Party General Secretary To Lam.

The 12th Party Congress of the Vietnam People’s Army, the 2025–2030 tenure, opened in Hanoi on September 30 morning.

IPACC-14, IPAMS-49, and SELF-11 highlighted the importance of building trust and strengthening defence relations through open communications with the conferences aiming to promote regional army cooperation to address both current and future security challenges in the Indo-Pacific.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam has highlighted the historic lesson that building the nation must go hand in hand with defending it, calling for stronger combat readiness and modernization to respond to new security challenges.

VOV.VN - General Phan Van Giang, Politburo member, Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission, and Minister of National Defence, hosted a welcome ceremony for Singaporean Minister for Defence Chan Chun Sing, who is visiting the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence on the morning of July 22 in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - State President Luong Cuong, Chairman of the National Defence and Security Council presided over a ceremony to present decisions on promotions to the ranks of General and Senior Lieutenant General for senior officers of the Vietnam People’s Army and the People’s Public Security Forces on the morning of July 14 at Hanoi-based Presidential Palace.

VOV.VN - On April 1, the rescue forces of the Vietnam People’s Army successfully retrieved the body of a victim from a collapsed building due to the earthquake in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar.

Young military officers of Vietnam and Laos engaged in an exchange on March 28 in the northern Lao province of Luang Prabang, promoting the traditional solidarity and friendship between the two countries.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam People's Army (VPA) has outlined a deployment plan for disaster relief efforts in Myanmar, with 79 military personnel comprising command staff, communications teams, search-and-rescue forces, military dog handlers, and medical staff.