A snapshot of Kien Hai island district

Wednesday, August 30, 2023, 15:48 (GMT+7)
Located off the southwest coast of the country, Kien Hai is an island district of Kien Giang province, with a natural area of 27.85 square kilometres, including 23 large and small islands. Being near coast, the island district is endowed with many potentials and advantages for tourism and marine economy development, while holding an important position in terms of national defence and security in the coastal defence posture of Kien Giang province and Military Region 9.

The Naval Zone 5 improves propagation of military diplomacy

Friday, May 08, 2020, 13:29 (GMT+7)
In order to firmly protect the national sovereignty over seas and islands, apart from training and combat readiness, the Naval Zone 5’s Party Committee and Command have determined to enhance the propagation of military diplomacy and view it as one of its central political missions, thus making contributions to maintaining peace and stability at sea and on islands in southwestern Vietnam

Vietnam calls for enhanced multilateral cooperation in security

Friday, October 26, 2018, 16:27 (GMT+7)
Vietnamese Minister of National Defence General Ngo Xuan Lich has urged all countries to reinforce cooperation institutions and mechanisms, particularly multilateral ones, to better manage international security

ASEAN Community – The scope of a new institution in the region

Thursday, June 16, 2016, 18:30 (GMT+7)
Established on the last day of 2015, with three main pillars, the ASEAN Community has become one of the most successful regional organizations in the world. The inception represents a historical mark of regional interconnecting process at a higher and closer level. The Community shows the scope of a new institution in the South East Asia region.

ASEAN Community 2015 and Vietnam’s contributions

Monday, April 04, 2016, 08:39 (GMT+7)
On December 31st 2015, ASEAN Community was officially established with three pillars: the ASEAN Political and Security Community (APSC), the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), and the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC). That is a historic milestone in ASEAN connectivity, reflecting common perception and determination of the ASEAN member states for peace, stability and prosperity of the region. As a member of ASEAN, Vietnam feels proud of what it has contributed to ASEAN achievements

ASEAN Political-Security Community and Vietnam’s role

Monday, March 07, 2016, 15:12 (GMT+7)
After nearly 5 decades of its establishment, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations successfully built ASEAN Community in December 2015, basing on three pillars, namely Political-Security Community, Economic Community, and Social-Cultural Community, for peace and prosperity of regional countries. Among these, the Political-Security Community plays an important role in maintaining peace and stability in the region and consolidating ASEAN international status

Improving ideological work in Vietnam’s People Army

Monday, November 24, 2014, 09:48 (GMT+7)
The process of our Army’s building, fighting, and maturing within the last 70 years has proved the importance of the ideological work. In the cause of national liberation, it was the thorough grasp of Party’s guidelines, keeping track of reality and soldiers’ ideology, especially at crucial moments of the resistant war, that the party committees and commanders at levels could perfectly lead and direct the implementation of ideological work, thus the troops were absolutely loyal to Party’s leadership, determined to overcome hardships and successfully fulfilled all assigned tasks

The 21st ASEAN Regional Forum and ASEAN Centrality in the Regional Security Architecture

Thursday, October 23, 2014, 08:24 (GMT+7)
The ARF was officially founded on 25 July 1994 in Bangkok, Thailand with the participation of 18 member countries (under the initiative by the ASEAN’s Institute for Strategic and International Studies). Its primary aim is to hold dialogue and exchange ideas on issues of mutual concern regarding politics – security, confidence - building, and preventive diplomacy in the Asia – Pacific region.

Deputy Prime Minister: Solidarity key to strong ASEAN

Wednesday, August 06, 2014, 16:08 (GMT+7)
Solidarity is the key to the success of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) in overcoming poverty and separation to become a united bloc with dynamic development over the past five decades, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has stated

Firm evidence proves Vietnam’s sovereignty over archipelagoes

Tuesday, July 15, 2014, 09:11 (GMT+7)
China’s recent unilateral acts in the East Sea, particularly its illegal placement of the Haiyang Shiyou-981 oil rig in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf, seriously violated Vietnam’s sovereignty and international law, threatening peace, stability, security, safety and freedom of navigation in the East Sea.