Hanoi, Nov. 9 -- The 9th Vietnam-Australia defence policy dialogue took place at the headquarters of the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence in Hanoi on November 9, co-chaired by Sen. Lt. Gen. Nguyen Truong Thang, Deputy Minister of National Defence, and Hugh Jeffrey, Deputy Secretary of Strategy, Policy and International at the Australian Department of Defence. Thang highlighted the strong development of bilateral defence ties across multiple fields, particularly following the elevation of relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in March 2024. The two sides have effectively implemented defence cooperation in various areas, including delegation exchanges and contacts at all levels, particularly high-level ones; dialogue and...