Party General Secretary and State President To Lam, who is also Secretary of the Central Military Commission, visited and worked with the General Department of Defence Intelligence under the Ministry of National Defence on September 29.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, on behalf of the Party and State, presented the General Department of Defence Intelligence under the Ministry of National Defence, with a first-class Fatherland Protection Order on October 23, in recognition of its contributions to building and safeguarding the country.

President Truong Tan Sang pinned the Military Exploit Order, first class, on the flag of the General Department of Defence Intelligence during a ceremony in Hanoi on October 23.