Focusing on making Division 5 comprehensively strong and exemplary
Wednesday, November 26, 2025, 09:31 (GMT+7)
Throughout its 60-year history, the Division has overcome countless difficulties and hardships. More than 34,000 officers and soldiers laid down their lives for the Fatherland, while tens of thousands of war invalids and sick veterans sacrificed their youth, leaving part of their flesh and blood across the battlefields. In recognition of its outstanding service and achievements, the Division has been awarded the title of Hero of the People’s Armed Forces
The art of fighting the opening key battle in the Bau Bang - Dau Tieng Campaign of 1965
Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 21:24 (GMT+7)
The success of the Bau Bang - Dau Tieng Campaign dealt a severe blow to U.S. and Saigon efforts under the “Local War” strategy. The lessons in the art of conducting an opening key battle remain invaluable for continued research and creative application in the defence of the Fatherland.
Upholding the 80-year heroic tradition of a strategic command and staff organ to make General Staff strong and capable of its missions
Saturday, September 06, 2025, 22:43 (GMT+7)
In the past 80 years of construction, combat, victory, and maturity, under the leadership and direction of the Party Central Committee and President Ho Chi Minh, particularly the Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defence, the General Staff has always excellently fulfilled its role as a strategic, confidential, key staff organ of the Vietnam People’s Army, making a worthy contribution to the cause of national liberation, construction, and protection
The art of creating and transforming the battlefield in Loc Ninh Offensive of 1967
Thursday, August 28, 2025, 15:20 (GMT+7)
In Loc Ninh Campaign, despite facing US and Saigon regime units, the armed forces of the (South) Eastern Regional Command displayed remarkable flexibility in shaping and shifting the battlefield. Time and again our armed forces launched attacks with deadly effect, forcing the enemy onto the defensive, leaving them bewildered and struggling to respond. This created the condition needed for our armed forces and people to prepare for 1968 Spring General Offensive and Uprising
Division 9 improves overall quality and combat strength
Monday, August 18, 2025, 06:36 (GMT+7)
Proud of the glorious achievements over the past 60 years, officers and soldiers of Division 9 are determined to build itself as a comprehensively strong, "exemplary and typical" unit, improve overall quality, combat strength, and continue to write new history with enthusiasm, responsibility, and creativity, worthy of the tradition of the unit being twice a Hero of the People's Armed Forces.
The armed forces’ role in August 1945 General Uprising and issues on building a modern Vietnam People’s Army today
Friday, August 15, 2025, 10:51 (GMT+7)
In August 1945, under the leadership of the Party and leader Ho Chi Minh, our people conducted a General Uprising to smash the yoke of colonialism, fascism, and feudalism, establish the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, and usher our nation into a new era - the era of national independence and socialism. In that great victory, our fledgling revolutionary armed forces played a core role in guiding and assisting the masses in rising up to seize power. Those historical lessons remain valuable in the Military’s building and fighting cause in general, the building of a modern Vietnam People’s Army in particular
The art of conducting key and decisive battle during 1965 Ba Gia Campaign
Monday, July 28, 2025, 14:07 (GMT+7)
Realising the Party’s resolve, Military Region 5’s Command decided to launch Ba Gia Campaign in North Quang Ngai in order to annihilate a significant section of enemy troops, disintegrate the enemy’s paramilitary forces, expand the liberated zone in Son Tinh - Tra Bong, provide support for our political movement, and maintain the corridor connecting the mountainous area with the plain area
Party chief’s address at national celebration of liberation of South and national reunification
Wednesday, April 30, 2025, 14:40 (GMT+7)
The Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the National Assembly, the State President, the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front solemnly organise a ceremony to celebrate the "50th anniversary of the liberation of the South and national reunification" - the most brilliant milestone in the history of building and defending the country
Great 1975 Spring Victory - An undeniably momentous and heroic historical event
Tuesday, April 29, 2025, 09:22 (GMT+7)
It was a momentous event that realised our people’s dream of national independence and unity towards socialism as well as prosperity, civilisation, and happiness. However, despite that fact, somewhere there remain those who harbour resentment and hostile attitudes, deliberately putting forward distortions of our momentous event. Therefore, we must heighten our vigilance and resolutely strive to refute them
Promoting the 30 April Victory in the building of “civilised, modern, affectionate” Ho Chi Minh City
Monday, April 28, 2025, 19:35 (GMT+7)
This is a great victory in the national liberation cause, symbolising progressive, peace-loving people’s desire for peace, independence, and freedom around the world, becoming a huge source of spiritual strength for our entire Party, Military, and people in general, the Party Organisation, armed forces, and people of Ho Chi Minh City in particular to firmly step on the path towards socialism and build an increasingly civilised, modern, affectionate City