Tag: Vietnam
Joint operation nets illegal wildlife trader
The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE), has commended the arrest of a Vietnamese national in connection with the illegal trade in...
Aiteo Group donates Vietnamese patrol boats and other equipment to the...
Nigerian energy conglomerate Aiteo Group has donated 50 vessels as well as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs, or drones) to the Nigerian Navy to combat...
How Vietnam’s ‘influencer’ army wages information warfare on Facebook
In Vietnam, where the state is fighting a fierce online battle against political dissent, social media "influencers" are more likely to be soldiers than...
Vietnam and South Africa continue to foster defence policy dialogue
Vietnam and South Africa agree to maintain defence policy dialogue as they consider it to be an important mechanism in promoting the two countries’...
Vietnam seizes 125 kg of rhino horns and seven tiger carcasses
Vietnam said it has seized more than 125 kg (275 lb) of rhino horns hidden in plaster blocks and shipped from United Arab Emirates,...
Rostec opens helicopter engines repair center in Vietnam
April 22, 2019 – An integrated logistics support center for repairing helicopter engines created by UEC-Klimov (subsidiary of the United Engine Corporation, part of...
Tons of ivory and pangolin scales seized in Vietnam
Vietnamese authorities seized more than eight tonnes of pangolin scales and ivory in one of the south-east Asian country's largest wildlife trafficking...
China and Vietnam tighten cooperation with SANDF
China and Vietnam have strengthened defence cooperation with the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), notably in the fields of training, logistics...
Millions worth of rhino horn seized in Malaysia
Malaysia seized rhino horn worth nearly $12 million bound for Vietnam, in its largest haul of such contraband, officials said.
Wildlife experts say...
Risking Beijing’s ire, Vietnam begins dredging on South China Sea reef
Vietnam has begun dredging work on a disputed reef in the South China Sea, satellite imagery shows, the latest move by the...
Vietnam destroys mass rhino horns and elephant ivory
Vietnam destroyed nearly 2.2 tonnes of seized elephant ivory and 70 kg of rhino horns on Saturday, in one of its strongest...
South Africa nabs two Vietnamese men with 41kg of rhino horn
South African authorities have arrested two Vietnamese men in possession of 41 kg of rhino horn, the largest haul nabbed in the...
Vietnam pays last respects to ‘Red Napoleon’, Vo Nguyen Giap
Vietnamese poured into the capital on Sunday to bid farewell to Vo Nguyen Giap, the general who masterminded historic defeats of France...
Mozambique establishing army school of communications
Mozambican Defence minister Filipe Nyussi has laid the foundation stone of the Mozambican Armed Forces' first Communication School, beginning construction in the...
China and Vietnam to strengthen military ties – Xinhua
China and Vietnam have agreed to strengthen military cooperation, increase contacts between high-ranking officers and establish a hotline for the two defence...
China military tells Vietnam to cool tempers over sea
A senior Chinese military officer urged Vietnam to cool public ire and avoid escalating tension between the two communist neighbours, an official...
China, Vietnam agree to resolve maritime dispute
China and Vietnam pledged to resolve their maritime dispute through peaceful negotiations, a sign of easing tension over rival claims in the...
SA, Vietnam ink police cooperation LoI
Minister of Police Nathi Mthethwa and his counterpart General Le Hong Anh, Minister of Public Security of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam...
