An overview of Japan’s defence equipment modernisation trends
Monday, October 27, 2025, 16:17 (GMT+7)
Amid growing complexities in the global and regional security environment, Japan has been accelerating the modernisation of Japan Self-Defence Forces (JSDF) through a series of crucial steps. With the adoption of new national security and defence strategies, along with a significant increase in defence investment, Japan’s defence equipment modernisation is reshaping the regional military balance, which has drawn considerable attention from military analysts
Military Region 1’s armed forces improve their synergy and combat strength
Tuesday, October 14, 2025, 18:24 (GMT+7)
Improving the synergy and combat power to enable the armed forces to readily undertake any missions represents the highest goal and consistent line set by Military Region 1’s Party Committee and Command. To that end, the Military Region’s Party Committee and Command have focused their leadership and direction on drastically taking various measures
Coast Guard Region 3 enhances law education, discipline management, and safety assurance
Monday, September 29, 2025, 21:15 (GMT+7)
All-level party committees and commands have grasped the actual situation of regularity building and observance of discipline among their troops as well as law-abiding awareness among fishermen at sea, concretised the Region Party Committee’s Resolution into proper goals, targets, and measures, and made action plans relevant to their units’ particularities
The whole Military continues raising the quality and effectiveness of Determined to Win Emulation Movement in the new era
Friday, September 12, 2025, 16:08 (GMT+7)
Over the years, the Determined to Win Emulation Movement has been executed widely and deeply across the Military, becoming a source of motivation for troops to surmount all difficulties and successfully fulfil all assigned tasks. In the new period, the entire Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) should continue bringing the Movement to a new height to contribute to increasing the Military’s synergy and combat strength and firmly protecting the Fatherland in any situations
Elevating strategic military and defence advisory work in the new era
Wednesday, September 10, 2025, 08:20 (GMT+7)
For eighty years, the journey of building, fighting and maturing of the General Staff has been inseparable from the glorious victories of the heroic Vietnam People’s Army. In today’s new context, the General Staff is called upon to innovate relentlessly, to further elevate the quality of its strategic advisory work, and to meet the ever-higher demands of building the Army, strengthening national defence and safeguarding the Fatherland.
Department of Military Forces upholds glorious traditions and enhances comprehensive capabilities to meet mission requirements
Monday, September 08, 2025, 20:26 (GMT+7)
Proud of its glorious traditions and fully aware of the responsibilities entrusted, the DMF under the General Staff will continue to demonstrate steadfastness, intellect, unity, dynamism, and creativity, while closely working with departments and units to excellently fulfill all assigned tasks, deserving to be the strategic advisory body regarding force organisation, contributing to military building, strengthening of national defence, and firm protection of the Fatherland in the new era.
The entire Military continues stepping up “Paying debt of gratitude” activities in the new situation
Friday, July 25, 2025, 21:02 (GMT+7)
“Paying debt of gratitude” constitutes a vivid manifestation of the tradition of “remembering the source when drinking water” - a millennium-long cultural feature of the Vietnamese nation. As for the Vietnam People’s Army, “Paying debt of gratitude” not only demonstrates its sentiments and political duty towards revolution contributors, but also helps cement its close-knit bond with the people, build a firm “posture of people’s hearts and minds”, and consolidate all-people national defence associated with the posture of people’s security in the cause of Fatherland construction and protection
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
People’s Army Publishing House - 75 years of accompanying military knowledge, firmly entering the new era
Thursday, July 10, 2025, 10:40 (GMT+7)
Over the past 75 years, the People’s Army Publishing House has always excelled in its tasks, deserving its role as an agency of the Central Military Commission and Ministry of National Defence specialising in military publishing under the direct management of the General Department of Politics. Through its activities, the Publishing House has greatly contributed to the CPV and VPA’s political and military tasks, broadening troops’ military knowledge
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