Key decisions of Tran Dynasty in national construction and defence
Sunday, October 02, 2022, 21:26 (GMT+7)
Tran Dynasty focused on resolving state affairs and promulgated many sound, people-centred policies aimed at continuing to build a strong, prosperous Dai Viet. This is one of the most successful periods of development in our history with the glorious Dong A spirit, which wrote a resplendent page in the cause of national construction and defence of our country.
Main features of Van Don islands
Tuesday, May 24, 2022, 20:57 (GMT+7)
As the gateway to the dangerous and sheltered sea, off the coast of Bai Tu Long Bay, Van Don has a strategic position in term of national construction and defence.
Great humanity in the Vietnamese military history
Wednesday, March 16, 2022, 09:15 (GMT+7)
Over thousands of years of building and defending the country, the Vietnamese people have faced numerous invaders with much stronger economic and military potentials; however, victory has always been on our side. The national cultural foundation, in which the tradition of military culture (the culture of national defence) is the key to these victories
The Communist Party of Vietnam and the building of the country’s fortune
Wednesday, February 02, 2022, 20:40 (GMT+7)
From the achievements in more than 35 years of national renewal, General Secretary of the Party Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong proudly said that “our country has never had such fortune, potential international position and prestige as it does today,” which was reaffirmed by the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress. Let’s learn more about the country’s fortune and the building, protection, greatness, and brightness of such fortune nowadays
Appeal for national resistance – The proclamation of Ho Chi Minh's era
Thursday, December 16, 2021, 08:18 (GMT+7)
On the night of December 19, 1946, the Voice of Vietnam aired President Ho Chi Minh's Appeal for national resistance war. Immediately, Hanoi's electric lights went out, and Lang and Xuan Tao fortresses in Hanoi opened fire, signaling the beginning of the national resistance war against the French invaders. That is the sacred proclamation calling on the armed forces and people countrywide to take up arms to protect the independence and freedom of the Fatherland to continue the heroic history of the nation
The ideology of mercy in Vietnamese military culture
Wednesday, July 29, 2020, 06:44 (GMT+7)
To establish such a culture, the Vietnamese people have always considered “compassion and righteousness” as the consistent ideology in the political and military guidelines for national salvation and protection. The ideology of mercy, humanity and compassion acts as the core ideological value of Vietnam’s military culture
“Wait at leisure when the enemy labour” - Tran Dynasty’s stratagem in the 3rd Mongol Invasion (1288)
Wednesday, June 24, 2020, 08:15 (GMT+7)
Under the leadership of Tran Quoc Tuan and the General Command, Tran Dynasty’s military forces and people were able to gain a complete victory against the 3rd Mongol Invasion (1288), effectively destroying the enemy’s ambition of conquering Great Viet. This victory was achieved thanks to many factors, including the flexible and creative use of the stratagem “Wait at leisure when the enemy labour”
Diplomatic struggle of Vietnam’s feudal dynasties
Tuesday, March 17, 2020, 08:15 (GMT+7)
In our history of national construction and defence, as a small country located adjacent to big countries with hegemonic ambition, Vietnam had to deal and counter against strong powers aiming to invade and conquer the country numerous times. Through the ups and downs of the history, most of the Vietnam’s feudal dynasties succeeded in maintaining independence, peace and self-control with their resilience and indomitable spirit.
The art of establishing combat posture in the Northeastern coastal region of Vietnam’s feudal dynasties
Tuesday, September 24, 2019, 06:40 (GMT+7)
The establishment of plantations and installations in the coastal areas is one way to combine military operations with economic development which is a prime policy of feudal dynasties in the construction and protection of the country.
A wise strategy for border protection
Saturday, March 09, 2019, 20:02 (GMT+7)
Preparing for national defense before any crisis occurs has always been a core principle throughout our history of building and protecting the country. That said, “Border protection relies on pre-made plans” is a unique and wise calculation and an invaluable lesson on safeguarding our sovereignty and territorial integrity