Defence Ministry marks 70th founding anniversary of Lao army

(Bqp.vn) - The Ministry of Defence held a ceremony in Hanoi on January 18 to celebrate the 70th founding anniversary of the Lao People’s Army (January 20, 1949 - 2019).

Defense Minister pays pre-Tet visit to Factory Z111

(Bqp.vn) - General Ngo Xuan Lich, member of the Politburo, Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission and Defense Minister, visited and extended Lunar New Year (Tet) greetings to the staff of Factory Z111 under the General Department of Defense Industry on January 12.

Leader: Army must strive to complete tasks for 2019

(Bqp.vn) - Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong on January 10 asked the entire army to make all-out efforts to complete targets and tasks set for 2019.

Resolution issued on building army’s Party committee in 2019

(Bqp.vn) - The Central Military Commission held a conference in Hanoi on January 7 to issue a resolution directing the fulfilment of national defence and military tasks, along with building the army’s Party committee.

Women advancement and gender equality in the military in 2018 reviewed

(Bqp.vn) - The Ministry of National Defense’s (MND) Board for Women Advancement and Gender Equality on December 24 reviewed the results of its work in the military in 2018. The meeting was chaired by Senior Lieutenant General Le Chiem, Deputy Defense Minister, Head of the MND’s Board for Women Advancement and Gender Equality.

Exhibition features Vietnamese generals in resistance wars

(Bqp.vn) - To mark the 74th founding anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army (22/12/1944 - 22/12/2018) and the 29th anniversary of All-people Defense Festival (22/12/1989 - 22/12/2018), an exhibition featuring Vietnam’s generals in two resistance wars against the French and American troops commenced at the Vietnam Military History Museum in Hanoi on December 20.

PM hails Quan doi nhan dan newspaper for national contribution

(Bqp.vn) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has lauded Quan doi nhan dan (People’s Army) newspaper’s contribution to national construction and development as well as the armed forces.

Military Central Hospital 108 honoured with heroic title

(Bqp.vn) - The “Hero of the People’s Armed Forces” title was bestowed upon the Hanoi-based Military Central Hospital 108, one of the five special nationwide hospitals, for a second time on December 17.

Banquet marks Vietnamese army’s founding anniversary

(Bqp.vn) - The Ministry of National Defence held a banquet in Hanoi on December 14 for foreign defence and military attaché, and ambassadors on the occasion of the 74th founding anniversary of Vietnam People’s Army and the 29th anniversary of All-People Defence Festival.

Staff of second field hospital prepare for tasks in South Sudan

(Bqp.vn) - Staff of Vietnam’s level-2 field hospital No. 2 are currently under training in Hanoi to prepare to assume the tasks their peers of the hospital No. 1 are performing in the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan.