Applying the principle of “Firm in objectives, flexible in tactics” in national defence, security, and the protection of the Fatherland
Friday, August 23, 2024, 09:44 (GMT+7)
“Firm in objectives, flexible in tactics” is a core philosophy of President Ho Chi Minh, which has become a guiding principle for the Party in its struggle for national liberation and unification. Today, in the context of a rapidly evolving and unpredictable global and regional landscape, this principle holds even greater significance and must be thoroughly understood and effectively applied in the realms of national defence, security, and the safeguarding of the Fatherland.
The whole Army enhances military science work amidst new requirements
Sunday, April 07, 2024, 21:31 (GMT+7)
Military science and technology have witnessed robust developments, gained significant achievements, mastered several modern military science and technology fields, proactively designed, manufactured, and upgraded a large number of weapons and equipment. Military logistics science and medical science have actively researched into methods of logistics and medical assurance for forms of warfare, natural disaster prevention and combat, climate change management, and environmental protection
Key tasks of international integration and defence diplomacy in 2024
Friday, March 08, 2024, 19:54 (GMT+7)
On grasping diplomatic guidelines and policies of the Party and State, international integration and defence diplomacy were carried out synchronously, actively, and proactively; recorded comprehensive achievements both bilaterally and multilaterally; continued to be one of the vital pillars of Party, State, and people-to-people diplomacy; and contributed to defence of the Fatherland from afar.
On New Zealand’s new defence and security policy
Wednesday, October 25, 2023, 08:56 (GMT+7)
According to international experts, New Zealand’s shifting defence, security policy will enable this country to make the most of new opportunities and relationships to promote and safeguard its national interests. More importantly, the alliance with AUKUS will help New Zealand to strengthen its defence capability, thereby having a greater voice and influence in the Indo-Pacific in general, South Pacific in particular.
VPA to improve the effectiveness of strategic study, prediction, and advice to meet requirements and missions of safeguarding the Fatherland
Tuesday, August 23, 2022, 13:33 (GMT+7)
MND’s strategic-level advisory bodies have worked closely with central commissions, ministries, and branches and localities to ceaselessly enhance ability to conduct strategic study, prediction, and advice and instruct effective, unitary, synchronous implementation of many important strategies, resolutions, conclusions, projects, and legal documents regarding military and defence domains, which contributes to improvement and development of theoretical thinking, military guidelines and arts of Viet Nam, state management of national defence, better meeting requirements of building and safeguarding the Fatherland both in the short and long term.
A full-blown crisis in Libya
Friday, May 27, 2022, 08:02 (GMT+7)
After over 10 years of regime change, deep division, factions in the armed forces, police, the state institutions etc. have become an ingrained disease of this North African country. It might take ages for this economic potential country to heal the consequences of the “Arab Spring” and establish peace and stability.
General Department of Defence Industry with the task of building a modern defence industry
Tuesday, May 17, 2022, 09:45 (GMT+7)
To be further proactive in the context of globalisation and the Fourth Industrial Revolution requires the GDDI to step up reform, improve quality of scientific, technological research and application, master advanced, modern technologies, and enhance capability to research and develop weapons and equipment, especially strategic weapons and next-generation army weapons, ensuring maneuver and operation in complex terrain, weather conditions.
Hybrid warfare and its implications for defence policy
Thursday, June 24, 2021, 07:55 (GMT+7)
New conditions with the strong development of science, especially military science, have given rise to a number of new types of war, including hybrid warfare. In order to successfully deal with this type of war, it is necessary to promote research to accurately identify and promptly make sound decisions to protect the national interests.
Risk of widened Eurasian arc of instability
Wednesday, April 28, 2021, 07:55 (GMT+7)
Over the past few years, major powers have escalated competition for expanding influence in part of the Eurasia. Nevertheless, due to the rise of globalisation, strategic competition within a broad space spreading from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean becomes increasingly fierce, which leads to the formation of an arc of instability. In fact, this arc covers a wide geographical area and is divided into subregions, including the Middle East, South Asia, East Asia, Central Asia, East Europe, West Europe, Caucasus, and Arctic.
Ten world defence and military events in 2020
Wednesday, January 06, 2021, 14:13 (GMT+7)
As far as national defence and military is concerned, the Covid-19 pandemic has made a negative, direct, comprehensive impact on military operations as well as the maintenance and enhancement of operational capacity of militaries worldwide. Militaries must undertake any necessary measures, including large-scale distancing regulations, military personnel movement and travel restrictions, change in training methods, delay or cancellation of recruitment and large-scale exercises to prevent and respond to Covid-19 pandemic.