Australia sponsors peacekeeping equipment to Vietnam

(Bqp.vn) - A ceremony to hand over training equipment sponsored by the Australian Department of Defence for training and capacity building progress to the Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations was held in Hanoi on December 14.

Vietnam, Laos hold second defence policy dialogue

(Bqp.vn) - The second Vietnam - Laos Defence Policy Dialogue was organized on December 11 at the Border Post of Lao Bao International Border Gate in Quang Tri province, Vietnam. Vietnamese Deputy Defence Minister Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien and his Lao counterpart, Lieutenant General Vongkham Phommakone, co-chaired the event.

Vietnamese and Lao defence ministers hold talks

(Bqp.vn) - Defence Minister General Phan Van Giang held talks with his Lao Counterpart General Chansamone Chanyalath within the framework of the first Vietnam - Laos border defence friendship exchange in Quang Tri province on December 12.

Vietnam, Malaysia enhance defence cooperation

(Bqp.vn) - Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Tan Cuong, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army and Deputy Defence Minister held phone talks with General Tan Sri Dato’Sri Hj Affendi bin buang, Chief of Defence Forces of Malaysia on December 8.

Defence ministers’ conference on U.N. peacekeeping held virtually

(Bqp.vn) - The Defence Ministers’ Conference on U.N. Peacekeeping, chaired by Republic of Korea, was held virtually on December 7.

Vietnam is ready to deploy the Engineering Unit Rotation 1 to participate in UN peacekeeping operations

(Bqp.vn) - Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien, Deputy Minister of National Defence had a working session with the United Nations Pre-Deployment Visit (PDV) when it comes to inspect Vietnam’s Engineering Unit Rotation 1, which is going to take mission at the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) in Hanoi on December 6.

Defence Minister Phan Van Giang holds talks with his Russian counterpart

(Bqp.vn) - Defence Minister General Phan Van Giang held talks with his Russian Counterpart General Sergey Shoygu in Moscow on December 1, within the framework of the official visit to the Russian by President Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

ASEAN - Russia Naval Exercise kicks off

(Bqp.vn) - The ASEAN - Russia Naval Exercise opened in both live and online formats on December 1. Senior Colonel Pham Manh Thang, Deputy Director of the Department of Foreign Relations under the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence, attended the opening ceremony in Hanoi.

Vietnam, Australia hold 5th defence policy dialogue

(Bqp.vn) - Deputy Defence Minister Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien and Deputy Secretary Strategy, Policy, and Industry at the Australian Department of Defence Peter Tesch co-chaired the 5th Vietnam - Australia Defence Policy Dialogue in the form of videoconference on December 1.

Vietnam, Japan continue to step up defence cooperation

(Bqp.vn) - Defence Minister General Phan Van Giang held talks with his Japanese counterpart Kishi Nobuo in Tokyo on November 23. The talks took place within the framework of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s official visit to Japan.