General Phan Van Giang receives Honorary Chair of Japan’s Sasakawa Peace Foundation

(Bqp.vn) - On March 18, Defense Minister General Phan Van Giang received Honorary Chair of Japan’s Sasakawa Peace Foundation Sasakawa Yohei on the occasion of his visit to Vietnam.

General Phan Van Giang receives Thai Ambassador to Vietnam

(Bqp.vn) - On March 15th, at the Headquarters of the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense, Defense Minister General Phan Van Giang hosted a reception for Thai Ambassador Nikorndej Balankura who came to bid farewell when finishing his working term in Vietnam.

Vietnam, New Zealand hold defence policy dialogue

(Bqp.vn) - The 4th Vietnam - New Zealand Defence Policy Dialogue took place on March 11 in New Zealand under the co-chair of Vietnamese Deputy Defence Minister Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien and New Zealand Secretary of Defence Andrew Bridgman.

The ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Retreat held in Laos

(Bqp.vn) - On March 5, in Luang Prabang, Laos, the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Retreat (ADMM-Retreat) was organized under the chair of General Chansamone Chanyalath, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of National Defence of Laos. Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) and Deputy Minister of National Defence Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Tan Cuong led a Vietnamese delegation to attend the event.

Vietnam, Japan hold defence policy dialogue

(Bqp.vn) - On February 27, in Hanoi, Vietnamese Deputy Defence Minister Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien and Japanese Vice Minister of Defence for International Affairs Serizawa Kiyoshi co-chaired the 10th Vietnam - Japan defence policy dialogue.

Presenting the President’s decision to send military officers to the UN peacekeeping missions

(Bqp.vn) - On February 22, in Hanoi, the Ministry of National Defence held a ceremony to present the President’s decision to send four military officers to the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping missions in the Central African Republic, South Sudan and Abyei area.

Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien receives Commander-in-Chief of Royal Thai Navy

(Bqp.vn) - On January 10, Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien, Vietnamese Deputy Defense Minister receives Admiral Adoong Pan-Iam, Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Navy, who is on a working visit to Vietnam.

Defense leader receives New Zealand Ambassador to Vietnam

(Bqp.vn) - On December 27th, Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien, Deputy Defense Minister, received New Zealand Ambassador to Vietnam Tredene Dobson.

Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien receives Indian Defence Attache to Vietnam

(Bqp.vn) - Deputy Defence Minister Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien hosted a reception for Indian Defence Attache to Vietnam Colonel Dheeraj Kotwal in Hanoi on December 27.

The first Vietnam - Laos - Cambodia Border Defense Friendship Exchange officially held

(Bqp.vn) - The first Vietnam - Laos - Cambodia Border Defense Friendship Exchange started on December 14 with a welcome ceremony for the Lao and Cambodian delegations held at the border marker at the junction of the Vietnam - Laos - Cambodia borderline (Vietnam’s Kon Tum, Laos’ Attapeu, and Cambodia’s Ratanakiri provinces).