Việt Nam boosts defence co-operation with Canada, Australia

Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen Lt Gen Nguyễn Chí Vịnh, on Tuesday, engaged in two online talks with Jody Thomas, Deputy Minister of Canada’s Department of National Defence, and Peter Tesch, Deputy Secretary for Strategic Policy & Intelligence at Australia’s Department of Defence.

Military evacuates fire-hit Australian town The Australian military has begun the seaborne evacuation of hundreds of people trapped in a fire-ringed southeastern town, as the country braced for more catastrophic conditions.

Australia orders mass evacuation of fire-ravaged towns before heatwave Thousands of tourists have been given less than 48 hours to evacuate fire-ravaged coastal communities as Australia braces for a weekend heatwave expected to fan deadly bushfires.

Fears of further eruption as New Zealand volcano toll climbs Intensifying fears of another eruption frustrated efforts to recover bodies from New Zealand's White Island on Thursday as the official death toll from the volcano disaster rose to eight.

Mission

The first batch of staff for Việt Nam’s Level-2 field Hospital No 2 on Tuesday left for the United Nations peacekeeping mission in South Sudan by military aircraft C-17 Globemaster III provided by Australia

Second Level-2 Field Hospital dispatched to South Sudan Việt Nam dispatched its first level-2 hospital to the UN mission in South Sudan in October last year.

New fires rage in Amazon as Brazil military planes battle flames Hundreds of new fires have flared up in the Amazon in Brazil, data showed on Monday, even as military aircraft dumped water over hard-hit areas and G7 nations pledged to help combat the blazes.

Two pilots killed in military aircraft crash in Khánh Hòa

Two trainee pilots were killed when their military aircraft crashed in the central province of Khánh Hòa on Friday morning, Vietnam News Agency reported.

Wanted Egyptian jihadist transferred from Libya One of the most-wanted Egyptian militants who was captured in neighbouring Libya last year has been transferred to Egypt, state media reported on Wednesday.

Six missing after two US military planes crash off Japan

Rescue operations were underway on Thursday for six US marines missing after two American military aircraft crashed during a refuelling operation off the coast of Japan, the Japanese defence minister said.