A Vietnamese delegation on June 30 attended the virtual 76th General Assembly of the International Military Sports Council (CISM) from Hanoi.

A delegation of the Department of Military Training under the General Staff and the Artillery Arms of the Vietnam People's Army (VPA) on June 21 visited the artillery team, which are training in northern Vinh Phuc province for the 2021 International Army Games.

The Ministry of National Defence’s Institute for Defence Strategy (IDS) and India’s Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS) on June 7 jointly held a webinar to seek ways to deepen the ties between the two countries in the coming time.

VOV.VN - State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on June 3 handed over a decision appointing Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Tan Cuong, Deputy Minister of National Defence, as Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army.

Participating in United Nations peacekeeping operations means realising the Party’s guidelines on the protection of the Fatherland soon and from afar by peaceful means, which is also an expression of the humanity of the Vietnam People’s Army and Vietnamese peoples’ love of peace.

Joining United Nations (UN)’s peacekeeping operations is not only a bright spot in Vietnam’s defence foreign policy but also makes significant contributions to realising the Party and State’s foreign policies, according to Deputy Minister of Defence Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien.

The 11th ASEAN Military Operations Meeting (AMOM-11) was held via videoconference on March 10 under the chair of Brigadier General Haji Abdul Razak bin Haji Abd, Joint Force Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces.

Sen. Lt. Gen. Nguyen Trong Nghia, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and Vice Chairman of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People’s Army, has been appointed Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Popularisation and Education.

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

The Lao Embassy in Vietnam, the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations, and the Vietnam - Laos Friendship Association had a working session with the Hanoi Capital High Command on January 4.