The 12th Party Congress of the Viet Nam People’s Army, the 2025–2030 tenure, opened in Ha Noi on September 30 morning.

Viet Nam’s Engineering Unit Rotation 4 departed Ha Noi on September 26 for the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA).

General Nguyen Tan Cuong, Chief of the General Staff of the Viet Nam People’s Army (VPA) and Deputy Minister of National Defence, has urged closer coordination between the VPA and the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) to effectively implement agreed cooperation areas.

General Trinh Van Quyet, Chairman of the General Department of Politics of the Viet Nam People’s Army had a meeting with visiting Minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba Corps General Álvaro López Miera in Ha Noi on September 3.

Over the past five years, 3,476 works by more than 10,000 collectives and individuals have participated in the military-level competition within the framework of the Creative Youth in the Army Awards. As such, the total number of military-level works participating in the award has increased by 27.5% compared to the 2015-2020 period.

UN Under-Secretary General Jean-Pierre Lacroix on June 13 commended Viet Nam’s increasingly active and effective engagement in peacekeeping operations and reiterated his consistent support for the country's efforts to enhance its cooperation with the UN in this field.

Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Tan Cuong , Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army, on April 12 held online talks with General Yoshida Yoshihide , Chief of Staff of the Japan Self-Defence Forces Joint Staff.