A ceremony was held at Tong Khao cemetery in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien on January 6 to rebury remains of six Vietnamese volunteer soldiers who died for international missions in Laos.
This year’s Mid-Autumn Festival takes place in the context of the country still adopting drastic measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19, especially in Ho Chi Minh City, the largest hotspot. There are no activities in the city to celebrate the festival as usual, but many children here still have joy when they received lanterns made by soldiers.
The Prime Minister has signed Decision No.1024/QD-TTg on relieving Major General Tran Van Tai from his position as Deputy Commander of the Defence Ministry’s Military Zone 9 as a disciplinary measure due to his committing serious violations and mistakes in work.
President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee Tran Thanh Man on February 10 led a delegation to pay a visit to the Military Zone 9 High Command on the occasion of the Tet (Lunar New Year) festival.
A ceremony was held in the northern border province of Dien Bien on January 20 to repatriate the remains of 13 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers who laid down their lives in Laos.
Chairwoman of the National Assembly (NA) Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan held a working session on December 21 in the central city of Da Nang with the High Command of Military Zone 5, which covers the strategic area of central and Central Highlands provinces.
Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan on December 1 urged Military Zone 4 to make greater efforts, optimise the opportunities, and overcome the difficulties in order to complete the targets of national construction and defence in the new circumstances.
A ceremony was held at the Vietnam News Agency (VNA)’s representative office in the central-Central Highlands region in Da Nang city on November 4 to inaugurate the agency’s space of traditions.
After three days of combing through the wreckage of the landslide in Tra Leng commune in central Quang Nam province's Nam Tra My district, rescuers have recovered the bodies of eight victims out of 24 people reported missing in the incident.
Search and rescue forces are working to find twenty two 22 officers and soldiers who were missing after a landslide engulfed their base in the mountainous area of Quang Tri Province on October 18.
As of 4:45 pm of October 18, 14 bodies had been found in a landslide that left 22 officers and soldiers of the Defence - Economic Division 337 under Military Zone 4 missing in Huong Phung commune, Huong Hoa district, the central province of Quang Tri.
A memorial service and burial ceremony was held in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang on July 20 for 99 sets of remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers who fell in the Delta or Cambodia during wartime.
The Military Zone 9 High Command, headquartered in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho, opened its memorial site to honour the late President Ho Chi Minh at a ceremony on May 31.
The Military Court of the Vietnam People’s Navy opened a trial on May 18 for a case involving Dinh Ngoc He, alias “Ut troc”, and other defendants on charges of “fraud, appropriation of assets,” “violating regulations on land management,” and “lack of responsibility causing serious consequences.”
The Military Zone 7 High Command held a drill in response to the acute respiratory disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) in order to make it well-prepared and ready for a possible outbreak in the southeastern region.
Japan Coast Guard Training Vessel KOJIMA with 87 officers and crew members on board docked at the Da Nang International Port on July 25 to start a four-day visit to Vietnam.
A get-together was held in Ho Chi Minh City on July 20 to mark the 40th anniversary of Front 779 of Military Zone 7 and recalled the time the front’ soldiers had implemented international missions in Cambodia.
A ceremony was held in Cambodia’s Kampong Chhnang province on July 10 to repatriate remains of 22 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who laid their lives down there during wartime.