Hanoi, Sept. 18 -- As of early September, 128 companies and organisations from 31 countries, including the UK, France, Germany, the US, Japan, India, the Republic of Korea, Turkiye and China, had registered to participate in Vietnam Defence Expo 2026, scheduled for December 10-13 at Gia Lam Airport in Hanoi. The information was released at a meeting of the organising board for the expo held by the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army (VPA) on September 17, under the chair of Senior Lieutenant General Le Quang Dao, Deputy Chief of the VPA General Staff and head of the organising board. According to the organisers, the expo will cover about 123,800 sq.m and feature seven main areas, including indoor and outdoor exhibition spaces, a de...