A state-level funeral was held in Hanoi on September 15 for General Phung Quang Thanh, former Politburo member, former Vice Secretary of the Central Military Commission and former Minister of National Defence.
A state-level funeral will be held at the National Funeral Hall, No.5 Tran Thanh Tong street, Hanoi on September 15 for General Phung Quang Thanh, former Politburo member, former Vice Secretary of the Central Military Commission and former Minister of National Defence.
General Phung Quang Thanh, former member of the Politburo and former Minister of National Defence, passed away after a period of illness at 3:45 am September 11 at his private home in Hanoi, according to the Central Committee on Health Care for Senior Governmental Officials.
Defence Minister Gen. Phung Quang Thanh and his Chinese counterpart Chang Wanquanwitnessed a joint patrol of the two countries’ border soldiers in Chi Ma border gate, in northern Lang Son province.
The third Vietnam-China Border Defence Friendship Exchange will be held from March 28 to 31 between the northern province of Lang Son and the Chinese southern province of Guangxi.
The defence ministries of Vietnam and Laos sign an agreement on their cooperation in 2016 after talks between the two defence ministers in Vientiane on December 25.
Vietnam wishes to further strengthen multifaceted cooperation with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), said Minister of National Defence General Phung Quang Thanh.
Minister of Defence Gen.Phung Quang Thanh has affirmed that defence cooperation that has developed broadly over the past years deserves one of the important pillars of Vietnam– Cambodia friendship
Hanoi (VNA) – Defence Minister Phung Quang Thanh on November 6 held talks with Japanese Defence Minister Nakatani Gen, who is on a visit to Vietnam to boost cooperation.
A senior delegation of the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence left Hanoi on October 14 for an informal China – ASEAN Defence Ministers’ meeting and the Xiangshan Forum in Beijing from Oct. 14-18.
The 10th Party Congress of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) concluded in Hanoi on September 24 after three and a half working days, setting up major missions through 2020.
The 10th Vietnam People’s Army’s Party Congress for 2015-2020 commenced in Hanoi on September 22 with the attendance of 450 delegates representing hundreds of thousands of Party members in the VPA.
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