Young officers from both sides highlighted the progress made in their cooperation. They have actively shared intelligence on political security and social order along the border.

The Ministry of National Defence on July 26 handed over the State President’s decisions to two officers who will join the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA).

The Ministry of National Defence held a ceremony in Hanoi on April 8 to hand over the President's and the Defence Minister’s decisions to send three officers to the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping missions in the Central African Republic, South Sudan and Abyei.

The Defence Ministry handed over to seven army officers the President’s decisions to send them to UN peacekeeping missions at a ceremony on November 24.

Vessels Hatakaze and Inazuma of the training squadron of the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force arrived at Tien Sa Port on February 24 morning, beginning a visit to the central city of Da Nang.

Officers, soldiers and fishermen working for days at sea off the coast of the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau cast their votes to elect deputies to the 15th National Assembly (NA) and People’s Council at all levels on May 4 - earlier than scheduled.

More than 22,000 young officers and soldiers of the armed forces in Ho Chi Minh City are participating as volunteers in the 13th Hanh quan xanh (Green Military Operations) Campaign between June 23 and August 4.

Seven officers from the Vietnam Peacekeeping Centre will be dispatched to the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic and South Sudan in 2018.

President Tran Dai Quang on February 15 night talked and extended Tet (Lunar New Year) greetings, via a live TV programme, to officers and soldiers at 10 units under the Signal Arm, Dam Thuy Border Post in Trung Khanh district, northern Cao Bang province, and Song Tu Tay island of Truong Sa archipelago in the central province of Khanh Hoa.

Four ships carrying officers, soldiers, journalists as well as New Year gifts departed from Cam Ranh military port, in the central province of Khanh Hoa, on January 6 for Truong Sa archipelago.

The Ministry of National Defence and the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army support institutes, universities and research units of the Vietnamese and Indian armies to strengthen cooperation and share experience.

In a bid to ease payroll pressure on the national budget and improve staff performance, the PM has decided to reduce the number of those on the State payroll by 1.4 percent at all levels next year.

As many as 100 Vietnamese military doctors and officers who are expected to join UN peacekeeping forces will be equipped with basic English skills during a course that opened in Hanoi on August 26.