Quang Ninh, March 18 -- Activities under the 10th Vietnam - China Border Defence Friendship Exchange officially got underway on March 18, launching a two-day programme aimed at strengthening defence cooperation between the two countries. The exchange is taking place on March 18-19 in Vietnam's Quang Ninh province and China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The Vietnamese delegation is led by Politburo member, Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission and Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang, while the Chinese side is headed by Chinese Minister of National Defence Senior Lieutenant General Dong Jun. The two sides are participating in activities in Vietnam on March 18 and in China on March 19.

In Quang Ninh, acti...