Ship 016-Quang Trung departs for Australia to participate in Exercise Kakadu 2026

PANO - On the afternoon of February 23, Ship 016-Quang Trung of Brigade 162, Naval Region 4, under the leadership of Senior Captain Nguyen Minh Lanh, Deputy Chief of Staff of Naval Region 4, departed from Cam Ranh military port for Sydney, Australia to participate in the Fleet Review marking the 125th anniversary of the Royal Australian Navy and Exercise Kakadu 2026.

GDP Chief chairs first briefing in lunar year

24/02/2026 21:21
PANO - The General Department of Political Affairs (GDP) held the first briefing in the lunar year on February 23 in Hanoi, under the chair of its chief General Nguyen Trong Nghia.

General Nguyen Trong Nghia attends tree-planting festival at Hanoi Capital Command

23/02/2026 18:59
PANO - On February 22, the Ministry of National Defense (MND) and the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) jointly launched a tree planting festival in gratitude to Uncle Ho 2026 in Hanoi.

Int'l relations and cooperation

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

23/02/2026 10:11
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.

Tet of Vietnamese peacekeepers in Bentiu

20/02/2026 22:40
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.

Public relations

Swift operations to reconnect Lo river’s banks

23/02/2026 21:22
PANO - In the days leading up to the Lunar New Year 2026, the damage to the Lo River Bridge posed an urgent transportation challenge in Doan Hung commune, Phu Tho province.

Celebrating Tet with border villagers

23/02/2026 21:15
PANO – During the Lunar New Year (Tet) 2026, many officers and soldiers of Tri Le Border Post under the Nghe An Provincial Border Guard Command remained quietly on duty in remote and isolated border villages. For them, Tet is inseparable from patrol missions, safeguarding national sovereignty and protecting the peaceful lives of local residents.

War files

Memories of Tet celebrations in border

17/02/2026 19:00
PANO - During my years of military service, I celebrated four Lunar New Year (Tet) festivals on the frontline, and every one of them was spent close to the enemy. Each Tet came with a chill in the air and was marked by combat; not a single one passed in peace. Those were the Tets I experienced in the narrow line between our forces and the enemy.

Two bombs and one artillery warhead safely detonated Dak Lak

08/02/2026 18:37
PANO – On February 7, the Engineering Board of the Dak Lak Provincial Military Command reported that its functional forces successfully coordinated to safely dispose of and detonate two bombs and one artillery warhead discovered by local residents in Ea Ning commune and Thanh Nhat ward, in the western area of Dak Lak province.

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Huong Pagoda Festival 2026: For a civilized festival

Coast guard soldiers on duty during Tet 2026

Brilliant fireworks welcome Lunar New Year 2026 in Hanoi

Volunteer Doctor Association - Spreading medical ethics through free medical examinations

Division 312 Determined to Safeguard Party Congress

Public security force practices scenarios to safeguard upcoming National Party Congress

Brigade 162 “Steel fist” of Vietnam People’s Navy

MR9’s Anti-aircraft Artillery Troops Safeguard Southwestern Airspace

Task-force commando troops train hard to stay ever-ready

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MILAN 2026: Enhancing Strategic Trust, Joining Hands to Uphold Maritime Security

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Huong Pagoda Festival 2026: For a civilized festival

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Ship 016-Quang Trung departs for Australia to participate in Exercise Kakadu 2026

Ship 016-Quang Trung departs for Australia to participate in Exercise Kakadu 2026

GDP Chief chairs first briefing in lunar year

GDP Chief chairs first briefing in lunar year

General Nguyen Trong Nghia attends tree-planting festival at Hanoi Capital Command

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

Tet of Vietnamese peacekeepers in Bentiu

Swift operations to reconnect Lo river’s banks

Swift operations to reconnect Lo river’s banks

Celebrating Tet with border villagers

Memories of Tet celebrations in border

Memories of Tet celebrations in border

Two bombs and one artillery warhead safely detonated Dak Lak

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