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    Australian Defense Attaché to Vietnam praises upcoming visit of VPN’s ship to Sydney

    Australian Defense Attaché to Vietnam praises upcoming visit of VPN’s ship to Sydney

    PANO - On February 23, Ship 016-Quang Trung of Brigade 162, Naval Region 4 of the Vietnam People’s Navy (VPN), departs for Sydney, Australia to participate in the Fleet Review marking the 125th anniversary of the Royal Australian Navy and Exercise Kakadu 2026. Colonel Alana Burkitt, Australian Defense Attaché to Vietnam, granted an interview to the People’s Army Newspaper on the visit and the development of defense cooperation between Vietnam and Australia.

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    Tet of Vietnamese peacekeepers in Bentiu

    PANO - In the early days of the Lunar New Year (Tet) 2026, in Bentiu, South Sudan, a land still fraught with instability more than 10,000km away from Vietnam, members of the Level-two Field Hospital (L2FH) Rotation 7 has continued its efforts to bring the atmosphere of Vietnam’s traditional Tet festival to its staff, patients and the local community facing numerous hardships.
    A symphony of maritime friendship and strength

    PANO – On February 19 (local time), an international street parade took place along the coastline of Visakhapatnam, creating a grand festive atmosphere within the framework of the International Fleet Review 2026 (IFR 2026).
    General Phan Van Giang receives U.S. Under Secretary of War

    PANO - On February 19 (local time), in Washington, D.C., the United States (U.S.), on the occasion of joining the delegation led by Party General Secretary To Lam to attend the opening session of the Gaza Board of Peace, General Phan Van Giang, Politburo member, Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission, and Minister of National Defense, received Mr. Elbridge A. Colby, U.S. Under Secretary of War (Defense).
    IFR 2026: Message of peace and cooperation

    PANO – On February 18, in the waters off Visakhapatnam (eastern India), the International Fleet Review 2026 (IFR 2026) officially took place within the framework of the Multilateral Naval Exercise 2026 (MILAN 2026).
    Female journalist’s aspiration for peacekeeping mission

    PANO - For Lieutenant Colonel Dang Thu Ha, December 31, 2025 marked a special milestone. On the final day of the year, she and three other officers were honored to receive the President’s decision from the Ministry of National Defense to take on U.N. peacekeeping duties in 2026.
    Warm spring on Indian Ocean

    PANO - Thousands of nautical miles from home, the warmth of spring still filled the deck of Ship 17, reflected in every glance, every smile, and the proud heartbeats of Vietnamese naval troops carrying out military and defense diplomacy missions at sea.
    In search of green bamboo - the final piece of Vietnamese Tet in Central Africa

    PANO - Can bamboo, a symbol of the Vietnamese spirit, survive in the sun-scorched red soil of the Central African Republic? That question found an unexpected answer during our journey to seek the soul of Vietnamese Tet in Bangui, where members of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) were preparing to welcome the Lunar New Year far from home.
    Tet in far, far Central Africa

    PANO - For the Vietnamese people, Tet (lunar New Year) is a time to return home. Yet for the Vietnamese blue berets serving at the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), this year’s journey of love does not pass through Noi Bai or Tan Son Nhat airports. Instead, it stretches across the red-dust roads of Bangui, shaping a special spring reunion where comradeship, solidarity, and the mission of peacekeeping blend into a steady heartbeat far from home.
    Springtime at Vietnam’s L2FH

    PANO - While the days leading up to the Lunar New Year (Tet) in Vietnam are filled with the colors of spring, fireworks, and joyful family reunions, the atmosphere in Bentiu, Republic of South Sudan, tells a different story. There, Vietnam’s Level-2 Field Hospital Rotation 7 is carrying out its U.N. peacekeeping duties amidst a security situation marked by complex developments and potential instability.
    Vietnamese blue berets safeguard peaceful spring in Abyei

    PANO - As the Lunar New Year approaches, handmade peach and apricot blossoms bring a touch of spring inside Highway Camp. Beyond the perimeter, however, soldiers of Vietnam’s Engineering Company Rotation 4 continue to labor under the scorching dry-season sun, reinforcing earthen embankments in the volatile buffer zone of Abyei. Here, peace is secured through a special defensive system where sweat and soil merge with modern surveillance technology and above all, with the steadfast resolve of Uncle Ho’s soldiers.
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