Enhancing the effectiveness of defence diplomacy in culture in the new context

Enhancing the effectiveness of defence diplomacy in culture in the new context

Monday, June 08, 2026, 15:13 (GMT+7)
Despite outstanding achievements, in the context of deep integration and the sophisticated subversive activities of hostile forces on the ideological and cultural front, this work still reveals certain limitations. This necessitates the need to innovate and improve the effectiveness of defence diplomacy in the area of ​​culture, making it flexible and substantive while remaining steadfast in principles and political conviction. In particular, it is necessary to focus on the following key solutions.

Promoting national "soft power" in the cause of national defence and protection of the Fatherland

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.

Northwest Armed Forces stay firmly in strategic areas

Northwest Armed Forces stay firmly in strategic areas

Monday, August 14, 2023, 13:33 (GMT+7)
Being well aware of the position, role and importance of the Northwest and the difficulties and challenges faced by ethnic minorities in the Northwest, over the years, the Party, the State, all levels and sectors have paid special attention by strategic undertakings and orientations; specific mechanisms and policies prioritising investment in comprehensive development of the midland and mountainous regions, ethnic minorities in general, and the Northwest provinces in particular.

Orientating troops’ ideology in the fight against wrong, hostile viewpoints in cyberspace

Orientating troops’ ideology in the fight against wrong, hostile viewpoints in cyberspace

Thursday, July 29, 2021, 16:10 (GMT+7)
Currently, the hostile forces are devoting more effort to uploading, disseminating and sharing wrong information in order to directly negatively impact on our cadres and soldiers’ awareness, ideology, sentiment, and faith, promote “self-evolution” and “self-transformation,” and gradually “depoliticise” our Military. Therefore, increasing each soldier’s awareness, responsibility, and vigilance against evil information when they use social networks is a matter of urgency

Renewing and improving the ideological - cultural work within the Military

Renewing and improving the ideological - cultural work within the Military

Thursday, May 27, 2021, 09:44 (GMT+7)
Over the past 75 years, thoroughly grasping the Party’s guidelines, under the leadership by the Central Military Commission ( CMC) and the Ministry of National Defence, particularly the General Political Department (GPD), all-level party committees, commissars, commanders, and political offices have focused their leadership and direction on carrying out the ideological - cultural work via various synchronous measures

Human security in the new situation

Human security in the new situation

Friday, March 12, 2021, 14:52 (GMT+7)
Human is the decisive factor not only in the cultural field, but also in all areas of social life. Our Party affirms that developing Vietnamese people comprehensively must become the goal of the Development Strategy. People, first of all, the working people must be placed at the centre of the socio-economic development process, all programs, projects, socio-economic development plans must be based on the people, aimed for the sake of people.

Military Theatre actively promotes reform to enhance quality of performance

Military Theatre actively promotes reform to enhance quality of performance

Thursday, March 11, 2021, 14:07 (GMT+7)
To ceaselessly enhance quality of serving soldiers and people, the Theatre Party Committee and Board of Directors request their units to perceive the roles and fulfil functions and missions of the Theatre; follow closely political missions of the military and operations of the armed forces; take initiative in designing art programs with profound ideological content and high quality of art.

Ideological orientation for the cadres and soldiers before the 13th National Congress of the Party

Ideological orientation for the cadres and soldiers before the 13th National Congress of the Party

Thursday, November 26, 2020, 09:23 (GMT+7)
Recognising the importance of social public opinion, hostile forces take advantage of social networks, internet connections, domestic and foreign forces and means to promote “self-evolution”, “self-transformation”, and formulate opposition within the Party, cause distrust which will undermine internal solidarity and finally the collapse of the Party. Therefore, ideological orientation for cadres and soldiers becomes more important than ever as it creates a unity of awareness, attitudes and actions of cadres and soldiers in the entire army.

Preserving and developing of the traditional Cheo art in the Military today

Preserving and developing of the traditional Cheo art in the Military today

Saturday, January 11, 2020, 12:15 (GMT+7)
In recent years, the Military Operetta Theatre has continued to bring into play the fine tradition of a leading art unit to promote traditional operetta art and perform many works of high value in terms of content and art.

Building the Artillery Corps strong in politics, deserving the tradition of "Bronze feet, iron shoulder, good combat, accurate fire"

Building the Artillery Corps strong in politics, deserving the tradition of “Bronze feet, iron shoulder, good combat, accurate fire”

Friday, December 13, 2019, 10:21 (GMT+7)
To successfully accomplish their assigned tasks and deserve its achievements and glorious tradition, the Party Committee and Command of the Corps have agreed on building it comprehensively strong towards the direction of “revolutionary, regular, seasoned, and gradually modern”, in which political strength is of primary importance.

Building a modern and strong Vietnamese working class for national development
Entering a new era of development, in the context of accelerating industrialisation and modernisation and deepening international integration, building a modern and strong Vietnamese working class has become an important task - both urgent and long-term - for the Party, the State, and the entire political system.