The Ministry of Defence’s steering committee on ASEAN 2020 held a conference in Hanoi on July 17 to implement a project on organising ASEAN defence-military events in 2020 when Vietnam assumes the ASEAN Chair.

Seven more Vietnamese military officers will join the United Nations peacekeeping missions in South Sudan and Central African Republic.

The 8th defence policy dialogue at deputy ministerial level between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea was held in Seoul on June 20 under the co-chair of Deputy Defence Minister Nguyen Chi Vinh and his RoK counterpart Park Jae-min.

Vietnam and Singapore want to step up the comprehensive and substantial development of defence links in the coming time as heard at their 10th defence policy dialogue.

Deputy Defence Minister, Sen. Lt. General Nguyen Chi Vinh, who led a Vietnamese high-ranking military delegation to pay a working visit to Germany from June 10-15, has held talks with Germany’s Defense State Secretary Peter Tauber.

Vietnam will step up defence cooperation in the United Nations peacekeeping operations in the coming time, stated Deputy Minister of Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh.

Vietnamese Defence Minister Ngo Xuan Lich called on parties concerned to work together to solve disputes in peaceful atmosphere, with partnership spirit and for community responsibility.

Deputy Defence Minister, Sen. Lt. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh led a delegation of Vietnamese defence officers to attend a meeting of EU Chiefs of Defence (CHODs) in Brussels from May 19-22.

 Deputy Defence Minister Nguyen Chi Vinh expressed his hope that New Zealand will share its experience in peacekeeping activities and strategic research while meeting New Zealand’s Ambassador to Vietnam Wendy Matthews in Hanoi on March 15.

 Cooperation should be combined with competitive negotiations to address the region’s security challenges, said Deputy Defence Minister Nguyen Chi Vinh when discussing the message Vietnam brought to the 15th Shangri-La Dialogue.

Deputy Minister of Public Security Nguyen Van Thanh stated that Vietnam is ready to send police officers to UN peacekeeping operations, during the first-ever United Nations Police gathering at the UN headquarters in New York on June 3.

 Deputy Defence Minister Nguyen Chi Vinh on June 4 held bilateral meetings with representatives from the EU, the United Kingdom and Italy on the sidelines of the 15th Shangri La Dialogue to deepen ties in security and defence.

 The second defence strategy dialogue at the deputy ministerial level between Vietnam and Russia has helped reinforce bilateral trust in military and defence cooperation.

 Vietnam and Singapore have agreed to strengthen wide-ranging defence cooperation to further contribute to the bilateral strategic partnership.

 Deputy Minister of Defence Nguyen Chi Vinh hosted a reception for Counsellor of the United State (US) Department of the State Thomas Shannon in Hanoi on February 5.

Vietnam and India will focus their defence cooperation on applying technological advances and developing information technology and defence industry, it was agreed at the ninth Vietnam-India defence dialogue in New Delhi on January 16.

Having weathered every war, Vietnam will never accept any compromise over peace, and a country that uses its military power to coercively pressure another will eventually pay a precipitous price, says Deputy Defence Minister Nguyen Chi Vinh.

What are the most striking characteristics of Vietnam's defense policy after 38 years of reunification? VietNamNet would like to introduce the interview with Deputy Minister of Defense, Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh.

UK Defence Under Secretary of State Lord Astor of Hever began a five-day visit to Vietnam on January 26 at the invitation of Deputy Minister of Defence Nguyen Chi Vinh.