Military Vessel Design Institute overcomes difficulties to master technologies
Wednesday, January 31, 2024, 11:42 (GMT+7)
In recent years, facing developments of building the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) and defending the Fatherland, most notably the requirements of self-reliance and modernisation of the VPA, the MVDI Party Committee and Commanders have stuck to the direction for developing the defence industry; proactively overcome difficulties, taken advantage of opportunities, and pursued many solutions to improve capacity to research, design, and provide advice to military ship building programmes.
Top 10 international defence and military events in 2022
Friday, January 27, 2023, 09:12 (GMT+7)
In 2022, the world continued to witness a volatile panorama with dark and light colours interwoven. Strategic competition among major powers, local conflicts, boundary and territorial disputes, arms races, etc. happened in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic being controlled, yet its aftermaths still affect many countries.
The inseparable connection between economy and national defence in the cause of constructing and safeguarding the Fatherland
Sunday, December 18, 2022, 11:59 (GMT+7)
The combination of economy and national defence is a regulatory issue that ensures the existence and sustainable development of each country. It emerges from the relationship between economy and war, economy and national defence, and national construction and defence. It is an effective approach to enhancing the economic and defence potentials of each country. As for Vietnam, the combination of economy and national defence is the continuation of national tradition and specificity which is building the country in parallel with safeguarding the country
Quang Yen town accelerates economic development in association with strengthening defence and security
Thursday, July 07, 2022, 15:13 (GMT+7)
Thoroughly grasping and concretising the Party’s viewpoints on two strategic tasks of constructing and safeguarding the Fatherland, the Party and People’s Committee of Quang Yen town always attach importance to developing economy in combination with strengthening defence and security, especially, planning the development of industrial zones and seaports associated with strengthening capacities and posture in the locality.
The importance of Vietnam’s islands and archipelagos
Monday, March 28, 2022, 08:47 (GMT+7)
Our country’s sea area is more than 1 million square kilometres, with over 4,000 big and small islands. Within the Northeast sea, there are over 3,000 islands. In the North Central Coast, there are more than 40 islands, while the rest together with the two archipelagos of Truong Sa and Hoang Sa are located in the South Central Coast and the Southwest. Based on their geographic positions, economic conditions, and population, our islands and archipelagos are classified into categories as follows
Defence Industry College brings into play its tradition to build an advanced, strong school
Wednesday, March 23, 2022, 14:55 (GMT+7)
Founded on March 24th, 1952 on the basis of upgrading the Defence Industry Vocational School, over the past 70 years, the DIC has trained tens of thousands of cadres, professional employees, and technical workers for the DIB in revolutionary periods. In the two resistance wars against French colonialists and American imperialists, the DIC always surmounted all difficulties to hold training courses for employees in charge of maintaining and repairing weapons and technical equipment
Several solutions for the defence of seas and islands in the new situation
Sunday, November 14, 2021, 12:08 (GMT+7)
Firmly protecting national sovereignty over seas and islands is responsibility of the entire Party, Military, and people; it is also an important factor in the country’s sustainable development. Amidst the complex, unpredictable developments in the world and the region, it is necessary to further improve national strength and build a solid posture of all-people national defence at sea in order to safeguard national sovereignty over seas and islands
Encouraging the Military’s role in production and economic development in the new situation
Monday, October 18, 2021, 09:29 (GMT+7)
To meet the requirements set by the Homeland construction and protection in the new situation, grounded on its function and task, the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) has continued effectively combining production and economic development with defence-security consolidation via proper measures in accordance with the Party’s orientations and the State’s law
Coast Guard’s Engineering sector improves work quality
Wednesday, September 29, 2021, 10:10 (GMT+7)
VCG’s Department of Engineering always actively grasps the tasks, assesses the situation in detail, directs the whole sector to actively advise the Party committees, commands at all levels, to directs the comprehensive implementation of the technical work,... contributing to firmly protecting the country's sovereignty over sea and islands.
The role and significance of the East Sea to the world, the region and Vietnam
Tuesday, July 27, 2021, 17:14 (GMT+7)
East Sea, the shortest route connecting the Indian Ocean with the Pacific Ocean, acts as a gateway for international trade. The international shipping route through the East Sea is considered the 2nd busiest one in the world (only after the Mediterranean), accounting for more than half of the global maritime trade shipping tonnage which is crucial for not only its surrounding countries and territories, but also for the East Asia and the world.