A journey of glorious feats of arms

Saturday, December 21, 2024, 06:27 (GMT+7)
In the last days of the year, the entire Party, people, and Military are solemnly organising the 80th founding anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army and the 35th anniversary of the All-People National Defence Festive Day to acknowledge and honour the massive contributions of the whole people and Vietnam People’s Army to our Party and nation’s revolutionary cause over the past 80 years. Those festive days of the entire nation become more special as our country has obtained significant achievements in 2024 and over the four years of the 13th National Party Congress tenure

Party work and political work in the 80 years of establishment, struggle and growth of the Vietnam People's Army

Monday, November 18, 2024, 21:03 (GMT+7)
The Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defence believe that in the coming time, party work and political work in the Army will continue to be led, directed, and implemented seriously and effectively, thereby contributing to maintaining and strengthening the absolute, direct and all-round leadership of the Party over the Army; building the Army strong in politics, as a basis for improving its overall quality, combat strength, and its excellent accomplishment of assigned tasks.

Vietnamese Volunteer Soldiers - the core component of the Vietnam - Laos combat alliance

Tuesday, October 29, 2024, 16:23 (GMT+7)
On 30 October 1949, the Standing Board of the Indochinese Communist Party Central Committee decided: “Vietnamese military forces will fight and work to help Laos establish their own system and will be organised as Volunteer Soldiers”. Under the leadership of our Party and President Ho Chi Minh, Vietnamese Volunteer Soldiers excellently fulfilled their task of giving assistance to the Lao revolution, worthy of the cornerstone of the Vietnam - Laos combat alliance

Artillery Brigade 164 focuses on improving combat strength

Sunday, October 27, 2024, 22:36 (GMT+7)
Promoting the tradition of “Resilience, self-reliance, good fighting, accurate firing” over the past 70 years, officers and soldiers of the 164th Artillery Brigade have stayed united, made many breakthroughs to improve its overall quality and combat strength, and strived to build an all-strong, “exemplary and typical” Unit, being worthy of the title of Heroic Unit of the People's Armed Forces.

Hanoi veterans uphold tradition, leading by example in the nation’s construction and defence efforts

Thursday, October 10, 2024, 08:34 (GMT+7)
The Association will continue to uphold its role as a core political force, a reliable support for the Party and government at all levels, and a vital bridge between the Party, the State, and the people. This will contribute significantly to the success of the national renovation and the development of Hanoi.

The 1954 Geneva Accords – classic diplomatic lessons

Friday, July 19, 2024, 08:59 (GMT+7)
70 years ago, on 21 July 1954, the Geneva Accords on the cessation of hostilities in Vietnam were signed, becoming a historic milestone in the country’s revolutionary diplomacy. The signing of the Geneva Accords, which mainly resulted from the Dien Bien Phu victory that “resounded across the five continents and shook the globe”, victoriously ended our country’s prolonged resistance war and completely smashed the nearly-100-year yoke of French colonialism in Vietnam

Bringing into play the tradition of Dien Bien Phu, armed forces of Military Region 2 focus on raising their synergy and combat power

Wednesday, May 08, 2024, 14:53 (GMT+7)
The Victory of Dien Bien Phu represents an epoch-making victory of profound historical value; it is the victory of Vietnam’s willpower, knowledge, and strength under the leadership of the Party and President Ho Chi Minh. It proves the robust development of our Army, including the Northwestern armed forces. Bringing into play that tradition, Military Region 2’s armed forces concentrate on raising their synergy and combat power to meet the requirements set by Fatherland protection in the new situation

Dien Bien Phu Victory – an epoch-making historic miracle

Wednesday, May 08, 2024, 14:42 (GMT+7)
There are historical events that took place like the inevitable; as time goes by we better understand their position and historical significance. The Victory of Dien Bien Phu is such a special event. 70 years have elapsed, and we all realise that Dien Bien Phu Victory is not only a golden epic and a brilliant milestone in the country’s heroic history, but also an epoch-making historic miracle

Inter-zone 5 with Dien Bien Phu Campaign

Tuesday, May 07, 2024, 10:04 (GMT+7)
Inter-zone 5 coordinated closely with the main battlefield Dien Bien Phu and other strategic directions, dispersing the French troops, restraining them and making them unable to support each other. Each battlefield was reciprocal to the other by their “fire-sharing” roles. Together they contained the enemies, preventing them from supporting each other. People and troops of both battlefields emulated to destroy the enemies and gain victories. This was one of the main causes to the French defeat in Dien Bien Phu.

Dien Bien Phu Victory – a “golden epic” in the history of Vietnam

Monday, May 06, 2024, 13:39 (GMT+7)
This victory is seen as a “golden epic” and a brilliant milestone in the Vietnamese nation’s history in the 20th century, which has been likened to Bach Dang, Chi Lang and Dong Da victories and thrilled the people across the country. In the wake of that historic moment, the words, namely Vietnam – Ho Chi Minh – Dien Bien Phu resounded throughout the Vietnamese nation and the world, becoming an unremitting source of pride for the whole nation and providing tremendous impetus to anti-colonial struggles the world over