General Phan Van Giang receives Canadian Ambassador to Vietnam

(Bqp.vn) - On June 17, at the Headquarters of the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense, General Phan Van Giang, Politburo member, Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission, and Defense Minister received Canadian Ambassador to Vietnam Shawn Steil.

Seven Vietnamese officers to take on U.N. peacekeeping mission

(Bqp.vn) - On February 7 in Hanoi, the Ministry of National Defense held a ceremony to hand over the President’s decisions to seven officers who will take on United Nations (U.N.) peacekeeping mission and review the term of office of the Vietnamese Working Group at the U.N. Peacekeeping Mission in the Central African Republic.

Vietnam deploys engineering unit and field hospital to UN peacekeeping missions

(Bqp.vn) - Vietnam’s Engineering Unit Rotation 1 and Level-2 Field Hospital (L2FH) Rotation 4 left Hanoi on April 27 for UN peacekeeping missions in Abyei and South Sudan. President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Chairman of the Defence - Security Council and Commander-in-chief of the People’s Armed Forces attended the deployment ceremony. Defence Minister General Phan Van Giang chaired the event.

Vietnam’s international integration and defence diplomacy work reviewed

(Bqp.vn) - A conference to review the international integration and defence diplomacy work in the 2016-2021 period was held by the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence on April 14. Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien, Deputy Defence Minister chaired the event.

Defence minister visits Military Technical Academy

(Bqp.vn) - Defence Minister General Phan Van Giang paid a working visit to the Military Technical Academy on April 12.

General Phan Van Giang works with the National Defence Academy

(Bqp.vn) - Defence Minister General Phan Van Giang had a working session with the National Defence Academy on February 22 in Hanoi.

General Phan Van Giang attends General Staff’s tree planting festival

(Bqp.vn) - Defence Minister General Phan Van Giang attended a ceremony held by the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army to kick off a tree-planting festival on February 12.

President pays a working visit to the Political Officer Training College

(Bqp.vn) - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, who is also Chairman of the National Defence and Security Council, paid a working visit to the Political Officer Training College under the Ministry of National Defence on December 19 on the occasion of the 77th anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army and the 32nd year of the All-People Defence Festival (December 22).

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.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc visits the Vietnam - Russia Tropical Center

(Bqp.vn) - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc visited and worked with the Vietnam - Russia Tropical Center in Hanoi on November 22.