The 13th Beijing Xiangshan Forum: Dialogue for peace and cooperation amid competition
Monday, November 09, 2026, 13:09 (GMT+7)
This year's Forum demonstrated efforts to build consensus among the parties amid deepening divisions in the international security environment, particularly as China continues to promote initiatives aimed at expanding its role in regional and global security governance.
The evolution of the Party’s thinking on “partners” and “adversaries” in foreign relations
Friday, October 30, 2026, 13:11 (GMT+7)
The evolution of the Party’s thinking regarding “partners” and “adversaries” stands as a significant achievement in the conceptual framework for national development and defence. It has fostered a dialectical and flexible approach to identifying and managing international relations, serving as a foundation for formulating and continuously refining the nation’s foreign policy.
The value of political stability in Vietnam’s national development
Friday, October 23, 2026, 09:03 (GMT+7)
Political stability is the core component of social stability, reflecting the resilience and integrity of the regime. However, it is not a static state, but rather a special form of orderly and disciplined social transformation towards development and upward progress. Within this, the structure and function of stability, especially the nature of the political regime, are maintained and strengthened, free from disorder or instability, serving as a favourable environment and condition to propel social development
The Strait of Hormuz - A convergence point for energy, military, and political concerns
Monday, September 28, 2026, 10:23 (GMT+7)
Recent escalating tensions in the Strait of Hormuz have highlighted that, amidst intensifying great-power competition, the value of a geostrategic area is determined not merely by geographical position or military might, but increasingly by the capacity to influence and control the flows of energy, trade, technology, and global supply chains.
“Two preventions” - the Party’s strategic thinking on defending the Fatherland early and from afar
Thursday, September 24, 2026, 11:53 (GMT+7)
In our Party’s theoretical awareness and strategic thinking on defending the Fatherland early and from afar, “prevention” is not merely an ordinary precautionary measure but also a proactive method to detect and eliminate external and internal risks that could threaten the independence, sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity of the Fatherland, as well as the VPA’s political stability and combat strength
Modernisation trend in US Military’s weapons and equipment
Wednesday, August 26, 2026, 14:35 (GMT+7)
A shift in US military thinking from pursuing short-term wins to making preparations for prolonged, dispersed, and multi-domain conflicts is bringing about fundamental changes in force development, in which arms modernisation is regarded as a decisive factor. To this end, the US Military has prioritised investment in developing next-generation combat platforms, long-range precision strike weapons, and smart unmanned combat vehicles
General Vo Nguyen Giap’s philosophy on “people’s war” - its application in the contemporary era
Monday, August 24, 2026, 09:25 (GMT+7)
Through a unique combination of traditional military quintessence, Ho Chi Minh Thought, and modern military theory, General Vo Nguyen Giap’s philosophy on “people’s war” plays a foundational role. It demonstrates his strategic brilliance in the nation’s historic victories during the resistance wars against French colonialists and American imperialists, as well as in the battles to defend the Fatherland’s borders
“Two Accelerations” – a strategic orientation for building the Army in the new situation
Tuesday, August 11, 2026, 16:12 (GMT+7)
The “two accelerations” constitute a consistent strategic orientation aimed at closely integrating the building of the Vietnam People's Army into a revolutionary, regular, elite, and modern force with the promotion of international integration and defence diplomacy, thereby enhancing the overall strength and capability to safeguard the Fatherland firmly from early and afar.
2026 NATO Summit - Strategic adjustment and implications for global security
Tuesday, August 11, 2026, 16:05 (GMT+7)
The 2026 Ankara Summit can therefore be seen as marking a significant adjustment in NATO’s thinking about its future development, while simultaneously reflecting the transition of the international security environment into a new phase. As major-power competition increasingly evolves into a comprehensive contest over national capabilities, strategic advantage will depend to a greater extent on the ability to generate and sustain national power across multiple domains.
Coast Guard Region 1 effectively grasps and implements the “2 determinations, 2 enhancements, 2 preventions”, firmly protecting the sovereignty and security overseas and islands
Tuesday, August 11, 2026, 10:28 (GMT+7)
Coast Guard Region 1 continues to thoroughly grasp, concretise, and seriously and effectively implement the “2 determinations, 2 enhancements, 2 preventions”, creating a solid transformation in building pure and strong Party committees, developing a revolutionary, regular, highly-skilled, and modernised Zone, enhancing the overall quality and combat strength; and proactively preventing and effectively handling risks and challenges from afar.