The foudation of Mali – Burkina Faso – Niger Federation and influence on regional security

Tuesday, October 29, 2024, 16:21 (GMT+7)
Whether the foundation of AES will bring about much-needed security for economic development and people’s better life in the three countries and the Federation as expected or is only a domino effect remains an unanswered question.

Nature of the resistance war against the U.S imperialists for national salvation is undeniable

Tuesday, April 28, 2020, 22:09 (GMT+7)
As the insiders, the high-ranking officials of Sai Gon Government were aware of their role as henchmen for the U.S and that this was the war of the U.S against Vietnam while some extreme anti-communists try to justify for U.S as saying that the U.S did not invade Vietnam and it was a civil war.

Top ten notable military events of the world in 2019

Friday, January 03, 2020, 08:34 (GMT+7)
The year 2019 marked the transitional period of the world order from “unipolarity” to “multipolarity,” both creating opportunities and posing challenges for small countries’ defence of independence and self-reliance. The following outstanding military events selected by the National Defence Journal will give us a basic description of the world scene in 2019

New political upheavals in the Europe

Monday, September 30, 2019, 06:59 (GMT+7)
In 2019, the European Union (EU) held elections that would play a decisive role in this bloc’s future when the regional and global politics were experiencing major, complex transformations. Those included the election to the European Parliament and the elections of key positions, such as European Commission (EC) President, European Central Bank President, and High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy

Vietnam demands China to withdraw ships from its territorial waters

Friday, September 13, 2019, 15:16 (GMT+7)
Vietnam resolutely opposes Chinese survey vessel group Haiyang Dizhi 8’s continued serious violations of Vietnam’s sovereignty right and jurisdiction in territorial waters as defined in the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), the Foreign Ministry’s spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang has said.

China requested to withdraw all ships from Vietnam’s EEZ

Friday, August 23, 2019, 07:55 (GMT+7)
Vietnam has demanded China to immediately stop violations, withdraw all vessels from Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone and not have actions to increase tensions, complicate the situation, and threaten peace, stability and security in the East Sea and the region, the Foreign Ministry’s Spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang has said

The same old prejudiced way of thinking against human rights in Vietnam

Friday, April 12, 2019, 09:37 (GMT+7)
As a yearly event, on March 13th 2019, in Washington, D.C., the U.S. Department of State released “the 2018 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices”. On March 14th, at the regular press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam (MoFA), the MoFA’s spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang stated: “In spite of the fact that they acknowledged Vietnam’s achievements in human rights, the 2018 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices by the U.S. Department of State included unbiased verdicts based on incorrect information related to reality in Vietnam”

The 2nd US-North Korea Summit and its initial impacts on the region’s security and politics

Saturday, April 06, 2019, 21:29 (GMT+7)
On February 27th and 28th, 2019, the 2nd US-North Korea Summit was held in Vietnam. In spite of the fact that no joint statement was made, the meeting is thought to be an important landmark in the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and partly impact on the region’s security and politics

The EU Strategy for connecting Europe and Asia - opportunities and challenges for regional defence and security

Monday, March 11, 2019, 10:52 (GMT+7)
On September 22nd 2018, the European Union (EU) officially announced the EU-Asia Connectivity Strategy. This is an important part aimed at realizing the EU Global Strategy in the 21st century, creating a lot of opportunities for and posing many challenges to the regional defence and security

10 notable defence-military events around the globe in 2018

Saturday, January 05, 2019, 06:55 (GMT+7)
In 2018, the world witnessed historic dialogues and intense strategic competition between major powers. To depict the world in 2018, the National Defence Journal would like to introduce 10 notable defence-military events