Message from Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025
Friday, September 19, 2025, 17:09 (GMT+7)
Talisman Sabre 2025 also demonstrates the strategic preparedness of multinational engagement, advanced technological and tactical capabilities of countries in the region; ensuring the firm commitment of Australia, the United States and other partners to maintain the stability of a free and open Indo-Pacific.
On ASEAN cooperation in the field of Artificial Intelligence in defence sector
Tuesday, July 15, 2025, 08:07 (GMT+7)
ASEAN Defence Ministers' joint statement on cooperation in the field of AI in the defence sector serves as an important legal framework for ASEAN militaries to deepen collaboration in the research, development, and application of AI. However, achieving the intended goals will require greater concerted efforts from all ASEAN member countries to address the emerging challenges and difficulties
Vietnam Coast Guard promotes international integration and defence foreign affairs
Friday, May 16, 2025, 07:56 (GMT+7)
Vietnam Coast Guard continues to closely coordinate with military and civil agencies with a view to implementing completely, synchronously and effectively international integration and defence foreign affairs, contributing to building a peaceful, stable, secure and safe environment, firmly safeguarding the sovereignty over seas and islands from afar.
BRICS expansion: opportunities and challenges for ASEAN
Monday, March 24, 2025, 13:05 (GMT+7)
Since being founded by Brazil, Russia, India, and China in the early 21st century, BRICS has increasingly strengthened its role as a key driver of global economic growth. The group has garnered attention and aroused desire for membership from the international community, including ASEAN countries
Shifts in India’s military strategic vision
Friday, November 15, 2024, 07:52 (GMT+7)
The increasing frequency of joint military drills, high-level exchanges, and bilateral defence agreements is reshaping India’s status as a rising power in the Eastern Hemisphere. This aligns with the Modi government’s overarching goal of positioning India as a formidable global player in the years to come.
Top 10 defence, military events of the world in 2023
Friday, January 12, 2024, 08:37 (GMT+7)
The world continued to witness complex developments in 2023. While the Russia – Ukraine conflict intensified, new flashpoints arose from military coups, conflicts, local wars, and increasingly fierce strategic competition among major powers, making global security outlook further bleak. To illustrate that picture, the National Defence Journal has selected the top 10 defence, military events of the world in 2023.
Promoting national “soft power” in the cause of national defence and protection of the Fatherland
Thursday, December 28, 2023, 10:51 (GMT+7)
Viet Nam always emphasises justice, great national unity, national independence and socialism, consistency of its strategic principles, flexibility in its stratagems, compliance with President Ho Chi Minh’s perspectives on acting flexibly while maintaining firmly his own principles, being a friend of all democratic countries, and having no desire to make an enemy of any countries. This is one of a fundamental source of “soft power,” together with other types of power, to make up the national overall power to firmly safeguard the socialist Vietnamese Fatherland.
Exploiting the fight against corruption and negativism to promote “peaceful evolution” - a cunning tactic
Monday, November 20, 2023, 19:45 (GMT+7)
To date, the anti-corruption efforts have seen resolute and effective leadership from the Central Party, progressively advancing with significant achievements. This has left a positive and comprehensive impact, creating a strong ripple effect throughout society, truly becoming “an irreversible trend” supported and appreciated by Party members, cadres, and the general public, as well as recognised by international friends. This is vivid proof to refute the distorted arguments of hostile, reactionary forces who take advantage of this fight to promote “peaceful evolution” and sabotage the Vietnamese revolution.
New approach of the US in its implementation of policies in South East Asia
Friday, June 23, 2023, 14:16 (GMT+7)
International researchers believe that, in the coming time, the US - ASEAN Comprehensive Strategic Partnership will be continuously boosted in the fields that the two sides concern, but the speed will partly depend on the relations among powerful countries in the region and the internal issues of the US.
NATO adjusts its strategy for the Indo-Pacific region
Tuesday, May 30, 2023, 07:17 (GMT+7)
It can be seen that the expansion of NATO’s influence into the Indo-Pacific has been arousing concern for countries in this region, as it increases the risk of instability when the competition between China and the West becomes increasingly fierce, which has been predicted by international analysts and commentators.