HANOI: Vietnam has begun construction on what it describes as the country's largest and most advanced domestically made anti-submarine frigate, a military-owned newspaper reported.The vessel, being built at the defence ministry's Song Thu Shipyard in Danang City, will also have most

The Vietnamese government says the project underscores its policy of developing a defence industry that is "autonomous, self-reliant, self-strengthening, dual-use and modern".