Vietnam to join first ASEAN-US maritime exercise

The Vietnamese army won a bronze medal in anti-chemical warfare at the International Army Games in China on Tuesday.

Vietnam’s tank crew led their group in the semifinal of the Tank Biathlon competition Sunday at the International Army Games.

Traditional Russian dishes cooked by Vietnam’s armed forces chefs won them a final berth at the International Army Games Friday.

Vietnam’s tank crew reached the semifinal of the Tank Biathlon competition at the International Army Games in Russia on Thursday.

Combat engineers from the Vietnam People’s Army advanced to the finals of the International Army Games in Russia after they defeated Kyrgyzstan Wednesday.

A top defense official said that a military aircraft crash that killed two pilots in central Vietnam last month was due to an engine problem.

A French naval frigate docked at Saigon’s Hiep Phuoc Port on Tuesday, the first of its class to visit Vietnam.

President Omar al-Bashir, who ruled Sudan for 30 years, was overthrown Thursday in a coup by the armed forces which announced a two-year period of military rule to be followed by elections.

A Vietnamese warship docked in Malaysia Monday for an international maritime and aerospace exhibition and a joint naval exercise with ASEAN countries.

A unique boat race in northern Vietnam has 60 rowers competing to cook rice and catch a duck.

The Ministry of National Defense has carried out a major overhaul of the military to make it a leaner fighting force.

A North Korean soldier defected to South Korea across the eastern land border on Saturday, the South's military said.

Russia said on Wednesday it planned to deploy more of its advanced S-400 surface-to-air missile systems to Crimea as tensions rose with Ukraine.