Many precious images and artifacts originating from the Vietnam People's Army are displayed at two exhibitions that opened on December 10 in Ho Chi Minh City and the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) (December 22, 1944 - 2024) and the 35th anniversary of the All People’s Defence Festival (December 22, 1989 - 2024).

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visited Military Region 4, which is under the Ministry of National Defence and is tasked to organise, build, manage and command armed forces defending north central Vietnam, as part of his trip to the central province of Nghe An on July 24.