“Two steadfast commitments” - the firm political and ideological foundation for building a revolutionary, regular, elite, modern Vietnam People’s Army
Monday, July 20, 2026, 08:56 (GMT+7)
In essence, they represent loyalty to and creative application of Marxism - Leninism and Ho Chi Minh Thought on military affairs, national defence, and socialist Fatherland protection. At the same time, these commitments affirm the Party’s absolute, direct leadership over the VPA in all aspects as a consistent principle, together with the thought on all-people national defence
Promoting innovation, “resolutely researching and producing advanced, modern weapons and equipment”
Thursday, July 09, 2026, 16:27 (GMT+7)
“Researching and producing advanced, modern weapons and equipment” represent a strategic policy, an objective requirement, and a major breakthrough in the building of a revolutionary, regular, elite, modern Vietnam People’s Army (VPA). To realise that strategy, the entire Military should heighten a strong sense of responsibility and adopt various measures in accordance with the requirements of VPA building, national defence consolidation, and Fatherland protection
Building a modern Vietnam People’s Army in the new revolutionary period
Thursday, December 11, 2025, 21:28 (GMT+7)
Building a modern Viet Nam People’s Army is an inevitable requirement of national construction and defence in the new development era. With the foundations already laid and the opportunities presented by this era, we can firmly believe that Viet Nam will succeed in building a modern People’s Army. This is the confidence, hope, and pride the whole nation places upon an army from the people, of the people, and by the people.
“Better fewer, but better” - Lenin’s viewpoint in relation to today’s task of building a compact, strong, modern Vietnam People’s Army
Wednesday, November 26, 2025, 19:10 (GMT+7)
V.I. Lenin’s viewpoint, “Better fewer, but better”, holds profound theoretical and practical significance in the organisation and building of the apparatus of a new type of state, as well as in the formation and organisation of a revolutionary army. This viewpoint remains fully relevant today, particularly in the process of building a compact, strong, and modern Vietnam People’s Army
Measures to build “digital soldiers” in the new situation
Friday, October 17, 2025, 07:54 (GMT+7)
Amid the developments of the 4th Industrial Revolution and the trend of comprehensive digitalisation with their profound impacts on all aspects of social life, as well as the requirement of building a revolutionary, regular, elite, modern Vietnam People's Army, the building of "digital soldiers" has become an important, urgent task. However, to achieve this goal, many issues need to be taken into account to research, discuss, and propose synchronised and feasible solutions
Fostering defence industry development for the building of a modern Vietnam People’s Army
Monday, September 15, 2025, 07:59 (GMT+7)
Promoting its 80-year tradition of construction, combat, and maturity, the General Department of Defence Industry continues to take synchronised measures to successfully fulfil the goal of developing a “proactive, self-reliant, dual-purpose, modern” defence industry as a spearhead of national industry, facilitating the building of a modern Vietnam People’s Army, firmly protecting the Fatherland in the new era
The armed forces’ role in August 1945 General Uprising and issues on building a modern Vietnam People’s Army today
Friday, August 15, 2025, 10:51 (GMT+7)
In August 1945, under the leadership of the Party and leader Ho Chi Minh, our people conducted a General Uprising to smash the yoke of colonialism, fascism, and feudalism, establish the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, and usher our nation into a new era - the era of national independence and socialism. In that great victory, our fledgling revolutionary armed forces played a core role in guiding and assisting the masses in rising up to seize power. Those historical lessons remain valuable in the Military’s building and fighting cause in general, the building of a modern Vietnam People’s Army in particular
Building a politically elite Vietnam People’s Army in the new situation
Saturday, April 06, 2024, 20:20 (GMT+7)
When he was alive, President Ho Chi Minh said that “we must do our best to turn our Army into a powerful people’s army, a revolutionary army towards regularity and modernity, for the sake of peace maintenance and Fatherland protection”. In the new situation, building a revolutionary, regular, elite, modern Vietnam People’s Army (VPA), especially making it politically elite constitute our Party and State’s strategic vision and thinking for the cause of Fatherland construction and protection
Human resource development for defence industry under the 11th Military Party Congress Resolution
Monday, November 15, 2021, 11:18 (GMT+7)
To firmly protect the Socialist Vietnamese Homeland, it is vital to build a revolutionary, regular, elite, gradually modern Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) and especially raise the quality of its personnel and materiel. To that end, according to the 11th Military Party Congress Resolution, we shall step up the development of human resources for defence industry. Hence, this policy should be seriously studied, grasped, and implemented
Directions and measures for the Military’s environmental protection nowadays
Tuesday, June 15, 2021, 06:56 (GMT+7)
Environmental protection will help ensure the people’s health and the quality of their life, while greatly contributing to boosting socio-economic development, maintaining political stability, consolidating defence and security, and encouraging the country’s international integration. Environmental developments are closely connected with troops’ health, the Military’s combat readiness capacity, and the building of a revolutionary, regular, elite, gradually modern Vietnam People’s Army