Three Australian warships with more than 700 officers and soldiers aboard docked at Cam Ranh International Port in the central province of Khanh Hoa on September 20 for bilateral cooperation activities.
Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang highlighted Vietnam’s viewpoint that all activities in its Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos without permission of the country are void and not conducive to peace, security and stability in the East Sea, and that Vietnam resolutely protests those.
India and Malaysia launched a joint naval military exercise on September 14 to test inter-operability of their navies in South East Asia and Western Pacific regions.
The Vietnamese navy has been developing fully with five service branches: surface ships-submarines, coastal defence missiles, naval commando, naval aviation and marine corps.
Three Russian Navy warships docked at the South Harbor in Manila, the Philippines on January 6 for a six-day visit to the Southeast Asian country, the Philippine Navy and the Russian Embassy in Manila said.
A flag-hoisting ceremony was held in Cam Ranh port, the south central province of Khanh Hoa on February 6 before the launching of two missile escort warships coded 015- Tran Hung Dao and 016- Quang Trung.
The Philippines has relieved Vice Admiral Ronald Joseph Mercado from his position of Philippine navy chief, announced the National Defence Department of the Philippines on December 20.
Three Russian warships, including two anti-submarines, docked at a port in the Manila capital city of the Philippines to deliver weaponry and military vehicles donated to the country.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on October 11 announced that Russia will provide defence equipment to support the military’s fight against pro-Islamic State militants on the southern island of Mindanao.
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak on May 22 called for more efforts to search for nine navy members who have been missing since May 20 as their boat lost contact during a regular patrol off the southern state of Johor.
Vietnamese exhibitors are taking part in the11th Asian Maritime Defence Exhibition (IMDEX ASIA 2017) at the Changi Exhibition Centre in Singapore, which opened on May 16.
The Indian warships INS Satpura and INS Kirch, with 80 officers and 580 sailors onboard, docked at Cam Ranh International Port, in the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa on May 30.
Vietnam and Russia are discussing the building of two more Gepard-3.9 ships for the Vietnam People’s Navy (VPN), the local news website Sputnik quoted the Russian Rostex Group as saying on May 29.
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