BRICS expansion: opportunities and challenges for ASEAN

Monday, March 24, 2025, 13:05 (GMT+7)
Since being founded by Brazil, Russia, India, and China in the early 21st century, BRICS has increasingly strengthened its role as a key driver of global economic growth. The group has garnered attention and aroused desire for membership from the international community, including ASEAN countries

Shifts in India’s military strategic vision

Friday, November 15, 2024, 07:52 (GMT+7)
The increasing frequency of joint military drills, high-level exchanges, and bilateral defence agreements is reshaping India’s status as a rising power in the Eastern Hemisphere. This aligns with the Modi government’s overarching goal of positioning India as a formidable global player in the years to come.

Top 10 defence, military events of the world in 2023

Friday, January 12, 2024, 08:37 (GMT+7)
The world continued to witness complex developments in 2023. While the Russia – Ukraine conflict intensified, new flashpoints arose from military coups, conflicts, local wars, and increasingly fierce strategic competition among major powers, making global security outlook further bleak. To illustrate that picture, the National Defence Journal has selected the top 10 defence, military events of the world in 2023.

Promoting national “soft power” in the cause of national defence and protection of the Fatherland

Thursday, December 28, 2023, 10:51 (GMT+7)
Viet Nam always emphasises justice, great national unity, national independence and socialism, consistency of its strategic principles, flexibility in its stratagems, compliance with President Ho Chi Minh’s perspectives on acting flexibly while maintaining firmly his own principles, being a friend of all democratic countries, and having no desire to make an enemy of any countries. This is one of a fundamental source of “soft power,” together with other types of power, to make up the national overall power to firmly safeguard the socialist Vietnamese Fatherland.

Exploiting the fight against corruption and negativism to promote “peaceful evolution” - a cunning tactic

Monday, November 20, 2023, 19:45 (GMT+7)
To date, the anti-corruption efforts have seen resolute and effective leadership from the Central Party, progressively advancing with significant achievements. This has left a positive and comprehensive impact, creating a strong ripple effect throughout society, truly becoming “an irreversible trend” supported and appreciated by Party members, cadres, and the general public, as well as recognised by international friends. This is vivid proof to refute the distorted arguments of hostile, reactionary forces who take advantage of this fight to promote “peaceful evolution” and sabotage the Vietnamese revolution.

New approach of the US in its implementation of policies in South East Asia

Friday, June 23, 2023, 14:16 (GMT+7)
International researchers believe that, in the coming time, the US - ASEAN Comprehensive Strategic Partnership will be continuously boosted in the fields that  the two sides concern, but the speed will partly depend on the relations among powerful countries in the region and the internal issues of the US.

NATO adjusts its strategy for the Indo-Pacific region

Tuesday, May 30, 2023, 07:17 (GMT+7)
It can be seen that the expansion of NATO’s influence into the Indo-Pacific has been arousing concern for countries in this region, as it increases the risk of instability when the competition between China and the West becomes increasingly fierce, which has been predicted by international analysts and commentators.

Ridiculous distortions about democracy, human rights, and social networks in Vietnam

Friday, July 01, 2022, 13:46 (GMT+7)
Freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and freedom of information are considered basic principles for a democracy, even as "oxygen" in a democratic and developed society, but not recognised as an absolute right by the international community. The exercise of the right to freedom of expression comes with special obligations and responsibilities, may be subject to certain limitations set forth in law, and is necessary to respect the rights or reputations of others; protect national security or public order, the health or morals of society.

EU's new approach to the Asia-Pacific region

Wednesday, May 11, 2022, 06:44 (GMT+7)
Recently, in the face of the increasingly intense competition of major powers in the Asia-Pacific region, the EU has taken a new approach to this region through the “Global Gateway” strategy. The strategy is a set of plans with the goal of promoting economic and foreign policy development; at the same time, ensuring the interests, security as well as values of Europe in the region.

Indo-Pacific Region in major powers’ strategies

Tuesday, March 29, 2022, 07:50 (GMT+7)
The Indo-Pacific accounts for more than half of the world population, with rich natural resources and sea routes of paramount importance to international trade. This is a region of dynamic development with three top economies of the world, namely the U.S., China, and Japan together with 7 out of 8 fast-growing markets, such as India, China, and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). This region produces about 60% of global GDP