Great Spring Victory and aspirations for national rise
Wednesday, April 23, 2025, 15:34 (GMT+7)
50 years have elapsed, but the epic of the Great 1975 Spring Victory, with the historic Ho Chi Minh Campaign as its pinnacle, forever resounds through the nation and every single Vietnamese citizen. Under the Party’s glorious flag, that epic continues to resonate on the front of production, in the fight against hunger, poverty, and backwardness, in the protection of sacred national sovereignty over borders, seas, and islands
The global political and security landscape viewed from the 2025 Munich Security Conference
Friday, April 11, 2025, 21:50 (GMT+7)
The 2025 Munich Security Conference took place against a backdrop of rapid and unpredictable changes in the global political and security landscape. The conference addressed numerous topics and issues related to current global security, indicating that the world is accelerating its transition from a unipolar to a multipolar order
President Ho Chi Minh - a visionary leader who applied and creatively developed V.I. Lenin's ideology on ownership and a multi-sector economy
Tuesday, April 08, 2025, 20:22 (GMT+7)
Based on V.I. Lenin's theoretical innovations regarding ownership and a multi-sector economy in the transitional period towards socialism, President Ho Chi Minh creatively applied these principles to the Vietnamese revolution. This not only contributed to the development of Marxist - Leninist theories but also served as a foundation for the Party to gain a clearer understanding of the country's development model on the path towards socialism
Shaping the defence and security policy of the US President Donald Trump's administration
Monday, March 10, 2025, 15:19 (GMT+7)
Although things are still unclear, the decisions that President Donald Trump will make in his new term, especially in the field of defence and security, will certainly have a great impact on the regional and world security structure.
Rach Gam - Xoai Mut Victory - A distinctive example of military strategy in riverine terrain
Monday, January 27, 2025, 17:44 (GMT+7)
The victory over the Siamese invaders, culminating in the monumental battle of Rach Gam - Xoai Mut, stands as a brilliant achievement and a source of immense national pride. This exemplary engagement, distinguished by its unique features of riverine military strategy, remains a paragon of warfare on riverine terrain.
Changes in Russia’s revised “nuclear doctrine”
Friday, January 24, 2025, 07:05 (GMT+7)
Russia's revised nuclear doctrine has been supplemented and amended in the direction of expanding the target, scope of deterrence and lowering the activation threshold. That will help Moscow have more options in using nuclear weapons; at the same time, it is an important basis for protecting the security, national interests, and territorial sovereignty of Russia.
10 Major Global Military and Defence Events of 2024
Thursday, January 09, 2025, 10:06 (GMT+7)
In 2024, the global landscape witnessed unprecedented complexity and unpredictability, marked by intensifying strategic competition among major powers and escalating military conflicts across various regions. These developments further destabilised an already volatile global security environment. To provide a comprehensive overview of the global security landscape, the National Defence Journal presents a roundup of the 10 most significant military and defence events
A review of the global political and military landscape in 2024
Sunday, December 29, 2024, 14:44 (GMT+7)
In 2024, the global political and military landscape underwent significant changes due to the impacts of various hot spots, conflicts, and strategic competition among major powers, particularly the Russo-Ukrainian conflict, the escalating war in the Middle East, tensions on the Korean Peninsula, and increasing signs of US-China rivalry
Enhancing international integration and defence diplomacy under the Party’s foreign lines
Friday, December 13, 2024, 15:41 (GMT+7)
The Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defence have carried out the work of international integration and defence diplomacy synchronously, comprehensively, effectively, achieving many significant results. The VPA has actively, proactively given advice to the Party and State on dealing with strategic issues relating to military - defence tasks, security, and border protection, well managing defence relations with other countries, particularly our neighbours, major powers, and strategic partners
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.