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80 years of the National Assembly of Vietnam - a journey of fortitude, intellect, innovation, and aspiration to rise together with the nation

80 years of the National Assembly of Vietnam - a journey of fortitude, intellect, innovation, and aspiration to rise together with the nation

Wednesday, January 07, 2026, 06:57 (GMT+7)
80 years of formation and development of the National Assembly (NA) of Vietnam constitute a special historical journey closely associated with the cause of national liberation, construction, and protection. During that journey, the NA has always been the centre of unity, representing the will, aspirations, and intellect of the entire people; as the highest organ of state power, it has played a key role in the country’s transformative milestones

Improving the quality of cyberspace combat training and exercises

Improving the quality of cyberspace combat training and exercises

Tuesday, December 09, 2025, 10:48 (GMT+7)
Today, cyberspace is a strategic environment, a new battlefield without gunfire but marked by intense confrontation, directly impacting our country’s defence, security, and development. In that context, improving cyberspace combat training and exercises as well as combat capabilities in the digital environment is an urgent requirement to protect the Fatherland early and from afar in cyberspace under new conditions

Centre for Defence and Security Education - Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City promotes its leading position in the new era

Centre for Defence and Security Education - Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City promotes its leading position in the new era

Monday, November 24, 2025, 15:14 (GMT+7)
The Centre for Defence and Security Education under Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City (hereinafter referred to as the Centre), stands as the largest institution of defence and security education for students in the country (40,000 - 50,000 students/year). It also acts as a pioneer in transitioning to group-2 financial autonomy mechanism and in renewing defence and security education for students

Upholding the 80-year heroic tradition of a strategic command and staff organ to make General Staff strong and capable of its missions

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

General Staff raises the quality and effectiveness of party and political work in the new situation

General Staff raises the quality and effectiveness of party and political work in the new situation

Saturday, September 06, 2025, 22:43 (GMT+7)
In the process of formation and development of the General Staff (GS) of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA), party and political work has always served as a foundation for the GS to develop organisations and manpower, enabling the GS to successfully fulfil its functions and tasks. Bringing into play those good results, the GS will continue further raising the quality and effectiveness of party and political work to turn itself into an increasingly strong agency capable of meeting the requirements of VPA building and Fatherland protection in the new period

Several solutions to promote the role of the Vietnam People’s Navy as a pillar for fishermen to "reach out to the sea" in the new situation

Several solutions to promote the role of the Vietnam People’s Navy as a pillar for fishermen to “reach out to the sea” in the new situation

Wednesday, August 27, 2025, 07:07 (GMT+7)
The program entitled the Vietnam People’s Navy serves as a pillar for fishermen to “reach out to the sea” not only embodies the Vietnam People’s Army’s function as an army ready for work, but also directly contributes to cementing military - civilian solidarity and building a firm posture of “people’s hearts and minds”. In recent years, the Program has yielded significant results. However, due to several issues emerging from the implementation of the Program, there should be more researches to introduce appropriate solutions for the upcoming time

Upholding its tradition, Department of Operations raises its capabilities in staff and direction work for strategic operations

Upholding its tradition, Department of Operations raises its capabilities in staff and direction work for strategic operations

Monday, August 25, 2025, 08:50 (GMT+7)
Promoting its tradition of being “loyal, ingenious, creative, proactive, united, determined to win” in the past 80 years of construction, combat, and development (7 September 1945 - 7 September 2025), the Department of Operations continues sharpening its capabilities in staff and direction work for strategic operations, meeting the requirements of building the Vietnam People’s Army, consolidating national defence, and safeguarding the Fatherland in the new situation

Can Tho municipal armed forces step up the implementation of military and defence tasks

Can Tho municipal armed forces step up the implementation of military and defence tasks

Friday, August 15, 2025, 18:47 (GMT+7)
The Municipal Military Party Committee and the Municipal Military Command have grasped the Party’s military and defence viewpoints and guidelines, promoting revolutionary tradition, proactively giving advice to the Municipal Party Committee, the Municipal People’s Council, and the Municipal People’s Committee, directly commanding, directing, and guiding localities, offices, and units to actively perform military and defence tasks, thus obtaining significant results

The Military’s role in building "people’s hearts and minds" posture in the cause of national construction and protection

The Military’s role in building “people’s hearts and minds” posture in the cause of national construction and protection

Monday, June 30, 2025, 13:41 (GMT+7)
Throughout their revolutionary leadership, the Communist Party of Vietnam and President Ho Chi Minh have always placed great importance on building a solid “people’s hearts and minds” posture. This consistent viewpoint has enabled our Party and people to achieve successive victories, expelling major imperialists, gaining national independence, unifying the country, and advancing towards socialism

Focusing on raising the quality of defence work at ministries and central sectors

Focusing on raising the quality of defence work at ministries and central sectors

Friday, June 13, 2025, 14:17 (GMT+7)
Over the years, grasping the Party’s lines and the State’s laws and policies on defence tasks and Fatherland protection in the new situation, ministries and central sectors have proactively, comprehensively, synchronously carried out defence work and achieved significant results to contribute to strengthening all-people national defence and posture of all-people national defence associated with posture of people’s security

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