Vietnam

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Vietnam’s General Staff inspected preparations for the 2026 Ha Tinh provincial defensive area exercise. The review covered live fire planning, force mobilization, weapons and equipment preparation, security/safety measures, firing area layouts, and refresher training on weapons systems.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2053441058445332836

 

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Vietnam’s Deputy Defense Minister met Turkish and Azerbaijani counterparts while attending SAHA 2026. Cooperation areas included training, SAR, defense industry, U.N. peacekeeping, arms/services cooperation, cybersecurity, logistics, and technical support. Strategic read: not a crisis item, but Vietnam is widening defense industrial and military diplomatic ties beyond its immediate region.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2053597634661691700

 

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DPRK state media says Vietnamese special envoy Le Hoai Trung arrived in Pyongyang on May 12. He is a Politburo member of Vietnam’s Communist Party Central Committee and Vietnam’s foreign minister, visiting as special envoy of General Secretary and President To Lam.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2054539390668460240

 

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Vietnam’s official military press reports Vietnam participated in the PRAGATI-I multinational exercise in India, with the exercise including theoretical training, advanced practical skills training, and a comprehensive field exercise.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2057587264046166253

 

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Vietnam’s official military press reports Vietnam and Russia agreed to strengthen defense cooperation, including implementing existing agreements, experience exchanges, humanitarian mine clearance cooperation, and other defense cooperation channels.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2057878514905292821