Liberation of the Spratly Islands: A strategic victory in the liberation of the South and national reunification
Saturday, April 19, 2025, 14:36 (GMT+7)
The victory of the liberation of the Spratly Islands in 1975 holds profound strategic significance. It not only contributed to the complete success of the Spring 1975 General Offensive and Uprising, which fully liberated the South and reunified the country, but also firmly affirmed Viet Nam’s sovereignty over the Spratly Islands.
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.
Several major guidelines for defence diplomacy in 2025
Sunday, March 09, 2025, 08:56 (GMT+7)
Vietnam’s defence cooperation, particularly with neighbours, major powers, strategic partners, comprehensive partners, ASEAN members, and traditional friends, continued to be enhanced. Multilateral defence diplomacy was carried out flexibly, closely, effectively, thereby contributing to cementing international solidarity, building strategic trust, taking advantage of major powers’ support for Vietnam to safeguard its national interests in international forums
The entire military strives to successfully accomplish the Resolution of the 11th Military Party Congress and military, defence tasks for 2025
Monday, February 10, 2025, 10:46 (GMT+7)
The world and domestic situations present a mix of favourable conditions, opportunities, difficulties, and challenges, posing new demands and heavier responsibilities for the cause of building and defending the Fatherland. To successfully fulfill the tasks of 2025 and the goals and missions set out by the 11th Military Party Congress requires the entire military to strengthen unity and consensus, overcome difficulties, and decisively implement solutions.
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.
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.
Irrefutable efforts by the Party and State to prevent and combat wastefulness
Friday, January 17, 2025, 16:12 (GMT+7)
In recent times, our Party and State of Vietnam have intensified comprehensive and robust measures to combat wastefulness, which have led to positive results. However, shortcomings still exist in certain public-funded projects, which is often utilised by hostile and reactionary forces to spread their distorted narratives to sow distrust and division among the people and Party members towards the Party and the State's political determination. This problem must be resolved and rejected
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
Four central points in the building of an “exemplarily, typically” comprehensively strong Coast Guard Region 3
Tuesday, January 07, 2025, 09:07 (GMT+7)
Fully aware of their assigned political tasks, the Party Committee and Command of Coast Guard Region 3 have been focusing their leadership and direction on adopting various measures to build an “exemplarily, typically” comprehensively strong Region capable of meeting the requirements of law enforcement and firmly protecting national sovereignty over seas and islands in the new situation