Le Viêt Nam, aujourd'hui

The third Vietnam-China strategic defence dialogue took place in Hanoi on September 3, under the chairmanship of Vietnamese Deputy Minister of National Defense, Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh, and Chinese Senior Lieutenant General Ma Xiaotian.

Vietnam kicked off a weeklong naval exchange Monday with the U.S. Navy, with the former battlefield enemies cooperating amid percolating tensions in the South China Sea with Beijing.

SINGAPORE/LONDON - Vietnam is opening up to Western defence firms as tensions in the South China Sea trigger subdued yet growing warnings of a regional arms race, defence executives and security analysts said on Friday.

As US power wanes and China's waxes, other countries start looking for allies

Scientists at the Chemistry and Material Institute under the Institute for Military Science and Technology have successfully produced a kind of paint able to absorb radar waves that are used to position and detect military targets.

Indonesia and Vietnam agreed Wednesday to establish joint patrols on their maritime border to improve security in the heavily disputed South China Sea, which is claimed almost entirely by China.

HANOI — Legendary Vietnamese Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap built his career on never backing down, even against seemingly impossible odds. Now, decades after ousting the French and later the Americans, he's celebrating another major victory: his 100th birthday.

HANOI — Vietnam will have a submarine fleet within six years, the defence minister reportedly announced on Thursday, in what analysts say is intended as a deterrent to China's increasing assertiveness at sea.

WASHINGTON — The United States and Vietnam on Monday opened their first formal military relationship since their war, another sign of growing cooperation amid high tensions between Hanoi and China.

Nguyen Cao Ky, known for ruthlessly defending democracy, outraged many of his fans in recent years by rubbing shoulders with communist officials in Vietnam.

Three US Navy ships were welcomed Friday by former foe Vietnam for joint training, despite China's irritation following weeks of fiery exchanges between the communist neighbours over disputed areas of the South China Sea.

A senior Chinese military officer urged Vietnam to cool public ire and avoid escalating tension between the two communist neighbours, an official Chinese newspaper reported on Thursday, following weeks of friction over the South China Sea.

Vietnam plans to spend 2.6 billion dollars, 1.8 percent of the country's gross domestic product, on its 2011 military budget, the defence minister said Thursday.

Vietnam will open repair facilities for foreign naval ships and submarines at the former U.S. military base at Cam Ranh Bay, state media reported Tuesday, amid regional concerns over China's growing maritime might.

Vietnam called for increased efforts to peacefully resolve maritime disputes at a meeting of Asia- Pacific defense ministers after flare-ups in disputed waters off China’s coast last month heightened tensions.