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.

Vietnam, China strengthen cooperation on land border gate management

(Bqp.vn) - Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh, member of the Party Central Committee, permanent member of the Military Central Commission and Deputy Minister of Defense received Mr. Zhang Guangzhi, Head of the China Cooperation Committee on Land Border Gate Management on December 18.

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.

Vietnam, Indonesia promote defense relation

(Bqp.vn) - Deputy Defense Minister Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh hosted a reception for newly-appointed Indonesian defense attaché to Vietnam Colonel Ilham Army Ritonga in Hanoi on December 14.

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.

Vietnam, US mark 30 years of MIA search cooperation

(Bqp.vn) - A ceremony was held in Hanoi on December 12 to mark the 30th anniversary of bilateral cooperation in searching for US soldiers missing in action (MIA) in the war in Vietnam.

Officials highlight progress in Vietnam - EU defense ties

(Bqp.vn) - Developments in Vietnam - EU relations, especially in security-defense, were highlighted during a meeting between a senior official of the Ministry of National Defense and a delegation of the EU’s Crisis Management and Planning Directorate (CMPD) in Hanoi on December 10.