Applying the lesson of harnessing the strength of great national unity from the August Revolution to building a strong and modern all-people national defence
Tuesday, August 18, 2026, 15:31 (GMT+7)
More than 80 years after the victory of the August Revolution of 1945, the lesson of harnessing the strength of great national unity retains its full significance. In the new context, inheriting and creatively applying this historic lesson constitutes an objective requirement for building a strong and modern all-people national defence capable of meeting the requirements of safeguarding the Fatherland in the new situation.
Preliminary studies on modern operational art in the war to defend the Fatherland
Friday, July 24, 2026, 15:10 (GMT+7)
Alongside the continued application of traditional methods of operations, research into and the development of the theory of modern operational art in the war to defend the Fatherland are both important and necessary. This is an important factor contributing to the firm safeguarding of the Fatherland in the new period.
On the Digitalisation programme of the French Army's logistic and technical support
Friday, June 26, 2026, 06:16 (GMT+7)
Clearly understanding the moving trend to digital space and multi-domain operations in modern warfare, the French Army has been intensely implementing the comprehensive digitalisation programme, considering it as one of the pivotal pillars to enhance their command, management and operational effectiveness.
General Hoang Van Thai - A talented military commander, an outstanding student of President Ho Chi Minh
Sunday, May 11, 2025, 09:08 (GMT+7)
Throughout his revolutionary career, General Hoang Van Thai was entrusted by the Party, State, and Military with many significant positions. Regardless of any positions, the General consistently demonstrated himself to be a talented military commander, brilliantly exemplifying the qualities of “a general’s ethics” as taught by Uncle Ho, making substantial contributions to our Party and nation’s revolutionary cause
Coordination between the General Political Department of the Vietnam People’s Army and the Central Theoretical Council in researching and developing theories on military and national defence
Monday, November 18, 2024, 21:05 (GMT+7)
Thoroughly grasping and strictly implementing President Ho Chi Minh’s viewpoint on the pioneering role of revolutionary theory, our Party has alway paid attention and taken care the work of researching and developing theoretical frameworks, including military and national defence theory, to provide scientific foundations for shaping the Party’s directions, government’s policies and laws in the cause of building and safeguarding the nation throughout various stages of revolution.
Party’s new thinking in the Resolution of the 8th Plenum of the Party Central Committee (13th Tenure) on the Strategy for Fatherland Protection in the New Situation
Tuesday, May 28, 2024, 00:06 (GMT+7)
The principal idea of the Strategy’s perspectives is the affirmation of the Party’s leadership role and the State’s management with an emphasis on the principle of relying on the people, and “taking the people as the root”, the core and the subject. In particular, the Strategy highlights the spirit of patriotism and promotes the strength of the bloc of great national unity, the self-reliance, and resilience of the Vietnamese people, especially the young generation and the building of a firm “people’s hearts and minds posture”
Improving the capacity to respond to non-traditional security challenges in line with the Party’s viewpoint of Fatherland protection
Wednesday, January 31, 2024, 11:40 (GMT+7)
Non-traditional security challenges have, actually, been happening at different degrees and scales and greatly affected all aspects of social life, including defence and security sectors in the theatres of air, land, sea, cyberspace,... When those impacts cannot be controlled or handled ineffectively, they will cause defence risks. The risks caused by non-traditional security threats directly or indirectly will reduce defence potential and strength, destabilise the country's political security and may lead to conflicts and wars. Therefore, preventing, responding to, and repelling non-traditional security challenges has become an important task in the cause of Fatherland protection today.
On the enhancement of research and development of military and defence strategy and doctrine
Monday, July 31, 2023, 13:01 (GMT+7)
Military and national defence theory encompasses various elements such as doctrine, theories, strategies, policies, laws, ideologies, culture, military arts, warfare, and armed forces. Among these, the theory of military and national defence policy and doctrine is the fundamental and overarching component, the most important one. It serves as the foundational framework and guiding principle for other aspects. Moreover, it acts as a compass for the entire Party, the People, and the armed forces in successfully fulfilling military and national defence missions to safeguard the Motherland.
On building national synergy to safeguard the Fatherland under the Resolution of the 8th Plenum of the Party Central Committee (11th tenure) – Achievements and Proposals
Thursday, November 17, 2022, 08:21 (GMT+7)
Due to the complex situation on regional and global scales, more comprehensive, demanding requirements are being imposed upon Fatherland protection, we must continue grasping and effectively implementing the Party’s guidelines and viewpoints on building the synergy for Fatherland protection via drastic, synchronous, effective measures
VPA to improve the effectiveness of strategic study, prediction, and advice to meet requirements and missions of safeguarding the Fatherland
Tuesday, August 23, 2022, 13:33 (GMT+7)
MND’s strategic-level advisory bodies have worked closely with central commissions, ministries, and branches and localities to ceaselessly enhance ability to conduct strategic study, prediction, and advice and instruct effective, unitary, synchronous implementation of many important strategies, resolutions, conclusions, projects, and legal documents regarding military and defence domains, which contributes to improvement and development of theoretical thinking, military guidelines and arts of Viet Nam, state management of national defence, better meeting requirements of building and safeguarding the Fatherland both in the short and long term.