Tuesday, January 13, 2026, 05:15 (GMT+7)

Military Region 3 builds strong local military organisations

Military Region 3 builds strong local military organisations

Friday, January 09, 2026, 10:39 (GMT+7)
Thoroughly grasping and implementing the strategic guidelines of the Party, the Central Military Commission, and the Ministry of National Defence on restructuring local military forces in the “lean, compact, and strong” direction, the Military Region 3 Party Committee and Command have resolutely and synchronously deployed a wide range of measures and achieved encouraging initial results.

Cao Bang province focuses its leadership on defence and military tasks

Cao Bang province focuses its leadership on defence and military tasks

Thursday, December 11, 2025, 21:28 (GMT+7)
Thoroughly grasping the Party’s lines and policies on defence and security tasks, Cao Bang province has been focusing its leadership and direction on well performing these tasks, creating a favourable environment for socio-economic development and contributing to firmly protecting the Fatherland in the new situation

Quang Tri province builds strong local military agencies in the new situation

Quang Tri province builds strong local military agencies in the new situation

Friday, October 31, 2025, 08:13 (GMT+7)
The adoption of a two-tier local government model has posed many new issues in local military - defence work that must be addressed. Fully aware of the overall situation and the province’s particularities, the Provincial Military Party Committee and Provincial Military Command of Quang Tri have been taking various solutions to build strong military agencies at all levels in the new era

Lang Son Province focuses on building a firm provincial defensive zone

Lang Son Province focuses on building a firm provincial defensive zone

Monday, October 27, 2025, 16:17 (GMT+7)
The armed forces of Lang Son Province will continue to uphold their sense of responsibility, promote their core role, and maintain unity and determination to overcome all difficulties - working alongside Party committees, local authorities, and people of all ethnic groups in the province to further consolidate the provincial defensive zone and safeguard peace and stability along the northeastern “protective shield” of the Fatherland.

Renewing and improving education and training work within the Military

Renewing and improving education and training work within the Military

Friday, October 10, 2025, 21:32 (GMT+7)
The system of military schools has continued to be consolidated in accordance with the organisation of the VPA and the development of education and training. Reform and improvement in education and training have been carried out drastically, thus making significant positive changes. A pool of teachers and education managers has been developed with proper structure and increasingly high quality. Training procedures, programs, and content have been adjusted and standardised in line with realities

Enhancing revolutionary ethics for political cadres in grass-roots military units in line with Ho Chi Minh’s ideology

Enhancing revolutionary ethics for political cadres in grass-roots military units in line with Ho Chi Minh’s ideology

Thursday, September 25, 2025, 09:48 (GMT+7)
Today, given the requirements of building the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA), defending the Fatherland, and strengthening and rectifying the Party, the application of Ho Chi Minh’s ideology to improve revolutionary ethics among all cadres in general, political cadres at grass-roots military units in particular is a long-term, routine, urgent task

Vietnam People’s Army actively fights plots and tactics of exploiting ethnic and religious issues to sabotage the Vietnamese revolution

Vietnam People’s Army actively fights plots and tactics of exploiting ethnic and religious issues to sabotage the Vietnamese revolution

Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 15:24 (GMT+7)
As a core, pioneering force in the fight against “peaceful evolution”, the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) has, over the years, effectively countered hostile forces’ exploitation of ethnic and religious issues to disrupt our great national unity. This has contributed to maintaining political security and social order, creating a favourable environment for economic growth, socio-cultural development, and Fatherland protection

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

Bringing into play the spirit of August Revolution, the Military continues to remain steadfast in its combat goal and ideal in the new era

Bringing into play the spirit of August Revolution, the Military continues to remain steadfast in its combat goal and ideal in the new era

Monday, August 18, 2025, 16:02 (GMT+7)
The success of the August 1945 Revolution marked a milestone in the history of national construction and protection of Vietnam, symbolising our people’s willpower, indomitable spirit, and burning desire for national independence and freedom. 80 years have elapsed, but the greatness, indomitable spirit, and shining ideal of the August Revolution always remain existent in tandem with the country’s development, laying a solid foundation for the Vietnam People’s Army to sustain its combat goal and ideal in the new era

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