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The event was held by the Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defense to review the implementation of military and defense missions in 2019 and roll out tasks for 2020 under the chair of Defense Minister General Ngo Xuan Lich. Below are some photos of the review.    PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc, General Ngo Xuan Lich, and delegates reviewing weapons and military equipment of the Vietnam People’s Army Delegates learning about products developed by the Military Industry-Telecoms Group Viettel The air defense missile system Pechora PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc, General Ngo Xuan Lich, and delegates are briefed on tanks.   Senior Lieutenant General Phan Van Giang, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army, briefs delegates on the features of the military vehicles. Delegates reviewing equipment developed by the Department of Electronic … [Read more...] about Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc reviews weapons and military equipment

The event aimed to mark the 70th anniversary of the foundation day of the Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and advisers in Laos. Delegates paying tribute to fallen soldiers Delegates commemorated Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh and Lao President Kaysone Phomvihane, the two countries’ martyrs, and expressed deep gratitude towards the Vietnamese volunteer troops and advisers in Laos, as well as Lao troops for their great sacrifices and contributions during the resistance wars for national independence, as well as the cause of building and defending the Fatherland in the current period. The participants also hoped that the two countries will further promote the activities to pay tribute to martyrs and national contributors, especially both sides’ collaboration in the search and repatriation of martyrs' remains of Vietnamese and Lao volunteer soldiers and advisers who sacrificed their lives in Laos. Delegates at the event * President of the … [Read more...] about Vigil for Vietnamese and Lao martyrs held

The Vietnamese national women’s football team have been promised more than VND10 billion (US$438,569) and a number of valuable items including a car and motorbikes in rewards following their successful title defense against Thailand at the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in the Philippines on Sunday. The Vietnamese women toiled in 120 minutes at Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila before they could edge past Thailand, with the gold-winning goal scored in the 92nd minute. The minimal victory won the Vietnamese women the sixth gold medal in SEA Games women’s football so far, with the other five clinched in 2001, 2003, 2005, 2009, and 2017. Following the triumph, Vietnam's Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien, who is also the president of the Vietnam Olympic Committee, decided to reward the team with VND1 billion (US$43,148). Likewise, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF), Hung Thinh Corporation, and Le Van Kiem, chairman of Long Thanh Golf Investment … [Read more...] about Vietnam to reward SEA Games women’s football champions with big bucks

Vietnamese Foreign Ministry's spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang said on Thursday that the Vietnamese embassy will closely work with Vietnamese and Malaysian agencies to protect their legitimate rights and interests. Besides the fishermen from Kien Giang Province, Malaysian authorities are holding 20 other Vietnamese fishing boats and their crew for tresspassing its waters. They were detained in early May. Vietnam has asked Malaysia to provide the list of the fishermen so that it can take due steps to assist them, Hang said. The Vietnamese embassy will cooperate with the authorities in Vietnam to complete the procedures to bring the fishermen back home when they are deported, she said. Despite its 3,260 km (2,025 miles) coastline, Vietnam is running out of near-shore seafood resources, and some fishermen who have sailed into other countries’ waters also said they face threats from Chinese trawlers that are illegally anchored in Vietnamese waters. Malaysian news reports … [Read more...] about Vietnamese arrested for illegal fishing in Malaysia to stand trial Friday