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
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.
Geopolitical upheaval in Syria and its impacts on regional and global security
Tuesday, February 11, 2025, 10:09 (GMT+7)
On 27 November 2024, the Syrian opposition - led primarily by the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham - launched a large-scale surprise offensive on areas under the control of the Syrian government. After more than ten days of fighting, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham’s leader, Muhammad al-Julani, declared the downfall of President Assad’s government
Our Party’s noticeable theoretical achievements in nearly 40 years of national renovation
Friday, February 07, 2025, 13:35 (GMT+7)
Taking a look back at nearly 40 years of national renovation, we have the right to be proud of the achievements gained by our country, particularly in theoretical development. In this regard, theories about the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), about socialism, and about the path towards socialism in Vietnam stand out among all those theoretical achievements
Strengthening national defence, security and foreign affairs in the era of national rise
Friday, January 24, 2025, 07:07 (GMT+7)
Strengthening foreign affairs means strengthening the entire foreign affairs and diplomacy system to strengthen relations with countries around the world in a trustworthy, practical and effective manner, ensuring national sovereignty and security, protecting national interests and enhancing Vietnam's position in the international arena.
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
A journey of glorious feats of arms
Saturday, December 21, 2024, 06:27 (GMT+7)
In the last days of the year, the entire Party, people, and Military are solemnly organising the 80th founding anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army and the 35th anniversary of the All-People National Defence Festive Day to acknowledge and honour the massive contributions of the whole people and Vietnam People’s Army to our Party and nation’s revolutionary cause over the past 80 years. Those festive days of the entire nation become more special as our country has obtained significant achievements in 2024 and over the four years of the 13th National Party Congress tenure
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
Engineer Corps promotes the “Determined to Win" emulation movement according to Ho Chi Minh’s thought
Tuesday, December 10, 2024, 15:53 (GMT+7)
Deeply imbued with Ho Chi Minh’s thought: “emulation requires correct leadership, ideological unity, practical and well-defined plans, and constant support for improvement”, cadres and soldiers of the Engineer Corps have been steadfastly striving to implement these principles. This serves as a driving force in every individual and organisation’s effort to excel in their assigned tasks, contributing to building “exemplarily, typically” comprehensively strong units within the Corps