Indonesian Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto on February 27 said that his country fully supports the strengthening of its close military cooperation with Singapore that has been built based on the principles of equality, mutual benefit and full respect for each country's sovereignty and territorial integrity, as well as international laws.
The 10th Conference of ASEAN Senior Non-Commissioned Officers (ASMAM-10) took place in Hanoi on November 9 under the chair of Colonel Nguyen Le Phuong, Deputy Director of the Institute for Defence International Relations under the Vietnamese Ministry of Defence.
Indonesia and the Philippines should cooperate to maintain security in the Southeast Asian region, said Indonesian Armed Forces chief Air Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto at the third Philippines-Indonesia Military Cooperation meeting on May 25.
The 17th ASEAN Chiefs of Defence Forces’ Meeting (ACDFM-17) was held online by the Ministry of National Defence on September 24 under the theme “Military cooperation for a cohesive and responsive ASEAN”.
Valuable documents and objects demonstrating military cooperation between Vietnam and the former Soviet Union (now Russia) during the Southeast Asian nation’s struggle for national liberation are being displayed at an exhibition that opened in Saint Petersburg on September 17.
A high-ranking delegation of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA), led by Deputy Chief of the General Staff Lieutenant General Ngo Minh Tien, on August 20 left for the International Army Games 2020 and the International Military-Technical Forum (ARMY-2020) in Russia.
Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on November 17 met with visiting Chinese State Councilor and Defence Minister Wei Fenghe, during which the two sides agreed to further enhance military cooperation.
The HMAS Canberra has brought over 1,000 Australian soldiers to Patong Bay to participate in activities and military cooperation missions in Phuket, Thailand, this week.
The armies of Vietnam and Cuba discussed and agreed on directions for cooperation in economics and trade in the time ahead during a visit of Deputy Defence Minister Sen. Lieut. Gen. Tran Don to Cuba from September 21 – 27.
Japan Coast Guard Training Vessel, the Kojima, with 80 officers and crew members on board, docked at Tien Sa Port, the central coastal city of Da Nang on July 24 to begin a five-day visit to Vietnam.
Vietnamese Minister of Defence General Ngo Xuan Lich and his Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu signed a roadmap for bilateral military cooperation during 2018-2020 on April 4.
Deputy Defence Minister Sen. Lt. Gen. Phan Van Giang hosted a reception for a delegation of the Academy of Military Science (AMS) of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army in Hanoi on March 26.
The Republic of Korea (RoK) and Singapore agreed on March 19 during their defence chiefs’ talks to maintain their close partnership on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and other security issues.
A high-ranking delegation of the Vietnam People’s Army, led by Phan Van Giang, Chief of the VPA’s General Staff and Deputy Minister of National Defence, is paying an official visit to Malaysia.
ASEAN Defence Ministers signed a joint declaration of the 11th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting, reaffirming the importance of maintaining peace, stability, security, safety and freedom of navigation in and overflight over the East Sea.
Malaysia and Canada have committed to working together to combat terrorism, Malaysian Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said following his meeting with Canadian counterpart Harjit Singh Sajjan on
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception on April 5 for General Surapong Suwana-Adth, Chief of Defence Forces of the Royal Thai Armed Forces.