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Solutions to raise the effectiveness of permanent militia flotillas in safeguarding sea and island sovereignty

Solutions to raise the effectiveness of permanent militia flotillas in safeguarding sea and island sovereignty

Tuesday, December 30, 2025, 10:31 (GMT+7)
In recent years, under the leadership and direction of the Central Military Commission and Ministry of National Defence, relevant agencies and units and coastal localities have actively implemented Phase 1 of the Project on “building permanent militia flotillas to safeguard sea and island sovereignty in the new situation”

Issues on building and multiplying typical examples in implementing Directive 05-CT/TW across the Military today

Issues on building and multiplying typical examples in implementing Directive 05-CT/TW across the Military today

Monday, December 08, 2025, 20:54 (GMT+7)
Building and multiplying typical examples in studying and following Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality, and lifestyle is a crucial stage, which helps create positive spillover effects throughout the entire Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) and serves as one of the decisive driving forces in building pure, strong Party organisations as well as “exemplarily, typically” comprehensively strong offices and units

"Better fewer, but better" - Lenin’s viewpoint in relation to today’s task of building a compact, strong, modern Vietnam People’s Army

“Better fewer, but better” - Lenin’s viewpoint in relation to today’s task of building a compact, strong, modern Vietnam People’s Army

Wednesday, November 26, 2025, 19:10 (GMT+7)
V.I. Lenin’s viewpoint, “Better fewer, but better”, holds profound theoretical and practical significance in the organisation and building of the apparatus of a new type of state, as well as in the formation and organisation of a revolutionary army. This viewpoint remains fully relevant today, particularly in the process of building a compact, strong, and modern Vietnam People’s Army

Defence - Economic Corps 799 builds a solid “people’s heart and mind posture” at the border

Defence - Economic Corps 799 builds a solid “people's heart and mind posture” at the border

Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 21:24 (GMT+7)
Party Committee and Command of Defence -Economic Group 799, under Military Region 1, have focused on leading and directing the active, drastic, synchronous and comprehensive implementation of solutions to promote economic development, implement social security, associated with strengthening and consolidating defence and security, creating fundamental changes in the border area of ​​Cao Bang province.

Border Guard Academy steps up the building of a smart, modern school

Border Guard Academy steps up the building of a smart, modern school

Monday, November 10, 2025, 16:01 (GMT+7)
Building smart, modern schools represents an important task and inevitable requirement amid the robust development of the 4th industrial revolution. Hence, the Border Guard Academy’s Party Committee and Board of Directors have been exercising their leadership and direction over a comprehensive reform in education, training, and science research towards smartness and modernity

Policies on building the army and protecting the homeland in the Le So dynasty

Policies on building the army and protecting the homeland in the Le So dynasty

Friday, October 24, 2025, 14:44 (GMT+7)
All kings in the Le So dynasty made creative and effective applications of King Le Thai To's policies, gradually completed and intensively built the strong and battle-hardened armies to timely fight back any invasions to the borders by foreign countries, firmly protecting the homeland and territory.

Military Hospital 7 promotes digital transformation and application of science and technology to enhance medical examination and treatment capacity

Military Hospital 7 promotes digital transformation and application of science and technology to enhance medical examination and treatment capacity

Saturday, October 18, 2025, 06:49 (GMT+7)
Over the past 75 years of building, serving in combat, fighting, and developing, generations of cadres, doctors, employees, and soldiers of the Hospital have strived to overcome difficulties, shortages, hardships, and sacrifices. They have successfully fulfilled their assigned missions, making important contributions to the growth, maturity, and victories of the armed forces and people of Military Region 3 during the nation’s two resistance wars and in the cause of national construction and defence

Institute of Military Science and Technology accelerates research and development

Institute of Military Science and Technology accelerates research and development

Friday, October 17, 2025, 07:54 (GMT+7)
Proudly receiving the Second-class Military Exploit Order on the occasion of its 65th anniversary, the officers, engineers, and soldiers of the Institute of Military Science and Technology pledge to unite, overcome challenges, and continue reform to build a strong, specialised, and multidisciplinary scientific organisation capable of fulfilling its missions in the new era and forever worthy of the honourable title Hero of the People’s Armed Forces.

Fostering defence industry development for the building of a modern Vietnam People’s Army

Fostering defence industry development for the building of a modern Vietnam People’s Army

Monday, September 15, 2025, 07:59 (GMT+7)
Promoting its 80-year tradition of construction, combat, and maturity, the General Department of Defence Industry continues to take synchronised measures to successfully fulfil the goal of developing a “proactive, self-reliant, dual-purpose, modern” defence industry as a spearhead of national industry, facilitating the building of a modern Vietnam People’s Army, firmly protecting the Fatherland in the new era

Remaining vigilant against distortions of our Military’s discipline

Remaining vigilant against distortions of our Military’s discipline

Wednesday, September 10, 2025, 08:20 (GMT+7)
Self-imposed and strict discipline is a fine tradition and one of the fundamental factors that create the fighting strength and bring victories to the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA). However, hostile and reactionary forces deliberately distort the nature and role of our military discipline in an attempt to carry out their scheme of “depoliticising” our VPA. Therefore, raising vigilance and resolutely combating such schemes represent an urgent task for every officer and soldier today

Ten major global military and defence events in 2025
In 2025, the world continued to witness intense strategic competition among major powers, an increasing tendency to address issues through escalation and the use of force, along with prolonged and expanding military conflicts in many regions. Nevertheless, peace, cooperation, and development remain the major trends and shared goals. To provide a comprehensive overview, the National Defence Journal compiles and presents ten major military and defence events worldwide in 2025