Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and his UK counterpart Keir Starmer held talks in London on January 15, discussing the elevation of the relations between both countries to strategic partnership covering all spheres.
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto discussed economic and defence cooperation during a bilateral meeting on November 19 with French President Emmanuel Macron on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Antara reported.
Deputy Foreign Minister Le Thi Thu Hang and UK Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office covering the Indo Pacific Catherine West co-chaired the 10th Vietnam-UK Strategic Dialogue in Hanoi on October 24.
Party General Secretary and President To Lam, who is also Secretary of the Central Military Commission, and Chairman of the National Defence and Security Council, handed over promotion decisions to senior public security and military officers during a ceremony in Hanoi on October 20.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and State President To Lam on October 12 evening met with Chinese Premier Li Qiang, who is on a three-day official visit to Vietnam.
The Republic of Korea (RoK) and Singapore discussed cooperation in artificial intelligence (AI), defence, and supply chain management during talks between Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and visiting RoK President Yoon Suk Yeol on October 8.
General Phan Van Giang, Politburo member, Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission and Minister of National Defence, held talks with US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin following an official welcome ceremony for him in Washington DC on September 9.
National Assembly (NA) Vice Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Thanh received in Hanoi on August 28 visiting Minister of Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises and Startups Oh Young Joo of the Republic of Korea, proposing the guest continue coordination with Vietnamese agencies to strengthen economic cooperation and promote the implementation of measures to increase bilateral trade.
Defence Minister of Japan Minoru Kihara and his Cambodian counterpart Tea Seiha on August 5 agreed that the two nations will continue to boost their defence cooperation and exchanges, the Japanese Defence Ministry said.
The Thai Army has released a defence white paper for 2024 in which it calls for the procurement of several kinds of weaponry, including armed drones, to handle security challenges to Thailand over the next three years.
Thailand and France have discussed plans to improve the two countries’ defence industries at a special seminar, with the Thai government looking to procure defence products worth 200 billion THB (5.48 billion USD) over the next 20 years.
