Vietnam Defense and News forum

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remarkable progress
for the first time ever domestic company can iron cast 125mm T90 tank barrel.
important step towards to making T90 tanks in serial production.

 

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loading a test round
the barrel remains stable during recoil.

 

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Making "Pecheneg" 7.62×54mm machine gun

 

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Vietjet chairwomen Nguyễn Thị Phương Thảo pays a visit to NYSE trading floor, chairwomen Lynn Martin. the gov seems to encourage Vietnamese companies to list on US stock exchanges. maybe making more profits than domestic. Vietnamese banks hold a total private asset of 41.2 trillion VND (1.563 trillion USD).

 

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Vietnam´s first battery energy storage systems BESS, using Lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery produced by Vingroup, with support by Japan´s Marubeni
Also, Vingroup and Gotion (China) join produce Lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery.
Target capacity 16.3 GWh by 2030

 

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something like this if implementing BESS in scale of GWh
to provide enough energy for LEGO Vietnam plant

 

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domestic made tank rounds 125mm
(red marked) 125mm armor-piercing fin-stabilized discarding sabot APFSDS

 

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one of numerous arms factories

 

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new mini city car: Vinfast Minio Green
LiIon 18.5 kWh battery, range 210km, price: $10,185, 30 min from 10-70% charging, max speed 80kmh

 

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PM outlines five-pronged Thailand-China cooperation plan as “springboard” for regional economic growth

At Thailand-China Cooperation Expo 2025, PM Anutin details five key areas for bilateral collaboration to boost trade, investment, and innovation.

www.nationthailand.com

PM outlines five-pronged Thailand-China cooperation plan as “springboard” for regional economic growth​

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2025

At Thailand-China Cooperation Expo 2025, PM Anutin details five key areas for bilateral collaboration to boost trade, investment, and innovation.​

Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Anutin Charnvirakul on Friday delivered a keynote at the Thailand-China Cooperation Expo 2025 at IMPACT Muang Thong Thani, highlighting the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Over the past half-century, Thailand and China have built a solid foundation for cooperation in trade, investment, and people-to-people relations, which the Prime Minister said will pave the way for even greater opportunities.

Anutin emphasised that China has demonstrated remarkable development, particularly in technology, digital economy, and clean energy, while Thailand is upgrading infrastructure and economic structures to meet future growth. The convergence of both nations’ strengths offers a prime opportunity to jointly foster prosperity.

The Prime Minister outlined five key areas of future Thailand–China cooperation:

1. Infrastructure and logistics connectivity – including the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) and Thailand–China high-speed rail, connecting ASEAN with southern China and facilitating seamless trade and tourism.

2. Green economy and clean energy – Thailand aims to serve as a hub for electric vehicle and battery production, partnering with China. Both countries have also launched a new five-year trade and economic cooperation plan (2025–2031), targeting strategic sectors such as semiconductors, batteries, and sustainable production.

3. Digital technology and innovation – creation of a digital economic platform linking finance, cross-border trade, and AI research to help SMEs and start-ups access new markets.

4. Agriculture and food security – a priority for both Thailand as a major producer and China with its large population.

5. People-to-people exchanges – covering education, culture, and tourism, including quality tourism, student and professional exchanges, and language and cultural learning, strengthening bilateral relations based on mutual understanding and shared cultural heritage.

The Prime Minister stressed that Thailand aims to become a regional hub for trade, investment, and innovation, working closely with China to reduce barriers, improve regulations, and facilitate business. Thailand seeks not only to be an economic partner but also a “springboard” for wider regional cooperation, leveraging the long-standing friendship between the two nations to achieve sustainable development across multiple sectors, he said.

The Thailand-China Cooperation Expo 2025 ran from September 26-28, 2025 at Challenger Halls 2-3, IMPACT Muang Thong Thani, Nonthaburi Province, under the theme “50 Years of Thailand-China Relations: Advancing Together”. The event brought together entrepreneurs, investors, importers, exporters, and business leaders from Thailand, China, and other countries to strengthen networks and promote Thailand as a Global Supply Chain Hub, covering technology and innovation, trade and investment, green energy, sustainable agriculture, automotive and EV, logistics and supply chains, and the food and beverage sectors.

 

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PM outlines five-pronged Thailand-China cooperation plan as “springboard” for regional economic growth

At Thailand-China Cooperation Expo 2025, PM Anutin details five key areas for bilateral collaboration to boost trade, investment, and innovation.

www.nationthailand.com

PM outlines five-pronged Thailand-China cooperation plan as “springboard” for regional economic growth​

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2025

At Thailand-China Cooperation Expo 2025, PM Anutin details five key areas for bilateral collaboration to boost trade, investment, and innovation.​

Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Anutin Charnvirakul on Friday delivered a keynote at the Thailand-China Cooperation Expo 2025 at IMPACT Muang Thong Thani, highlighting the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Over the past half-century, Thailand and China have built a solid foundation for cooperation in trade, investment, and people-to-people relations, which the Prime Minister said will pave the way for even greater opportunities.

Anutin emphasised that China has demonstrated remarkable development, particularly in technology, digital economy, and clean energy, while Thailand is upgrading infrastructure and economic structures to meet future growth. The convergence of both nations’ strengths offers a prime opportunity to jointly foster prosperity.

The Prime Minister outlined five key areas of future Thailand–China cooperation:

1. Infrastructure and logistics connectivity – including the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) and Thailand–China high-speed rail, connecting ASEAN with southern China and facilitating seamless trade and tourism.

2. Green economy and clean energy – Thailand aims to serve as a hub for electric vehicle and battery production, partnering with China. Both countries have also launched a new five-year trade and economic cooperation plan (2025–2031), targeting strategic sectors such as semiconductors, batteries, and sustainable production.

3. Digital technology and innovation – creation of a digital economic platform linking finance, cross-border trade, and AI research to help SMEs and start-ups access new markets.

4. Agriculture and food security – a priority for both Thailand as a major producer and China with its large population.

5. People-to-people exchanges – covering education, culture, and tourism, including quality tourism, student and professional exchanges, and language and cultural learning, strengthening bilateral relations based on mutual understanding and shared cultural heritage.

The Prime Minister stressed that Thailand aims to become a regional hub for trade, investment, and innovation, working closely with China to reduce barriers, improve regulations, and facilitate business. Thailand seeks not only to be an economic partner but also a “springboard” for wider regional cooperation, leveraging the long-standing friendship between the two nations to achieve sustainable development across multiple sectors, he said.

The Thailand-China Cooperation Expo 2025 ran from September 26-28, 2025 at Challenger Halls 2-3, IMPACT Muang Thong Thani, Nonthaburi Province, under the theme “50 Years of Thailand-China Relations: Advancing Together”. The event brought together entrepreneurs, investors, importers, exporters, and business leaders from Thailand, China, and other countries to strengthen networks and promote Thailand as a Global Supply Chain Hub, covering technology and innovation, trade and investment, green energy, sustainable agriculture, automotive and EV, logistics and supply chains, and the food and beverage sectors.

Thailand´s last hope: betting every penny on China. the new PM will go out of office in months. who´s next? Thailand reminds me of a girl that is no longer young. Hopeless.

 

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the rich Sheiks turn to making datacenters.
Saigon allocates lands and infra for the incoming $2 billion hyperscale datacenter, invested by a Abu Dhabi-based AI and datacenter group "G42".

Land, infra ready for proposed G42-led hyperscale data center in Vietnam: Reports – w.media

w.media

 

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army conscripts with domestic made STV380 7.62x39mm assault rifles
legacy AK Kalashikov magazines can be used.

 

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T90 tanks test firing different 125mm rounds HE/FRAG-FS, APFSDS, ATGM