National Defence Journal

Sunday, March 22, 2026, 03:52 (GMT+7)

Inter-zone 5 with Dien Bien Phu Campaign

Tuesday, May 07, 2024, 10:04 (GMT+7)
Inter-zone 5 coordinated closely with the main battlefield Dien Bien Phu and other strategic directions, dispersing the French troops, restraining them and making them unable to support each other. Each battlefield was reciprocal to the other by their “fire-sharing” roles. Together they contained the enemies, preventing them from supporting each other. People and troops of both battlefields emulated to destroy the enemies and gain victories. This was one of the main causes to the French defeat in Dien Bien Phu.

On military arts in the battle of Dak Po

Thursday, November 25, 2021, 08:57 (GMT+7)
The battle of Dak Po (June 24, 1954) was a typical ambush of the armed forces of Inter-zone 5, destroying the entire the 100th Expeditionary Mobile Corps of France. The battle left us many valuable lessons about military arts that should be further studied and applied in the Fatherland protection cause

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Building a revolutionary, regular, elite, modern People’s Army capable of playing a core role in developing strong, modern all-people national defence closely linked with people’s security and “people’s hearts and minds posture”

The Military Party Organisation delegation expresses its high consensus with the draft Documents submitted to the 14th National Party Congress. These draft Documents have been prepared meticulously, comprehensively; they have profoundly summarised practical experience, identified breakthrough, pioneering strategic orientations, and affirmed the resolve and aspirations of the entire Party, people, and Military in the era of national rise