Vietnam’s foreign affairs in the new development era
Friday, October 17, 2025, 07:54 (GMT+7)
Under the Party’s leadership, after 40 years of Doi Moi, Vietnam’s fortune, potential, position, and international prestige have been raised as an important foundation for our country to enter a new era of development and successfully fulfil its established strategic objectives. Amongst those remarkable achievements, foreign affairs have played a significant role in enabling Vietnam to extensively, comprehensively integrate into the region and the world
The Army continues to uphold and deepen its engagement in United Nations peacekeeping operations
Thursday, May 15, 2025, 13:11 (GMT+7)
Vietnam remains firmly committed to joining global efforts to address pressing non-traditional security challenges, thereby contributing to peacekeeping, fostering cooperation and development among nations, and enhancing its strategic posture through peaceful means to safeguard the Fatherland early and from afar.
Dien Bien Phu Victory – Lessons on promoting the spirit of determination to fight, determination to win
Tuesday, May 07, 2024, 09:51 (GMT+7)
70 years ago, under the leadership of the Party and President Ho Chi Minh, our military and people won the victory of Dien Bien Phu that “resounded across the five continents, shook the globe”, successfully ending the resistance war against the French, stimulating the rise of colonies for national liberation, marking the complete collapse of colonialism on a global scale. That great victory has profound theoretical and practical values with a lot of lessons for the country’s renovation, integration, development, construction, and protection cause
Direction of building defence capability in the Strategy to Safeguard the Fatherland
Tuesday, April 23, 2024, 19:38 (GMT+7)
To turn defence capability into a fundamental, core element and national defence strength requires a close linkage among the above-mentioned capabilities within a unitary whole. Additionally, many effective, creative, synchronous solutions must be adopted, contributing to building of a strong all-people national defence and firm protection of the Fatherland in the new situation.
“Three-not” principle in protecting the Fatherland under the 8th Central Party Congress Resolution (the 13th Tenure)
Tuesday, March 19, 2024, 08:04 (GMT+7)
With a correct foreign policy and the high determination and effort of the entire Party, people, and army, we believe that we will effectively implement the Party’s “three-not” principle, not letting the country fall into the mentioned disadvantageous situations. It also serves as the basis to ensure the successful implementation of the Fatherland Protection Strategy in the new situation.
Key tasks of international integration and defence diplomacy in 2024
Friday, March 08, 2024, 19:54 (GMT+7)
On grasping diplomatic guidelines and policies of the Party and State, international integration and defence diplomacy were carried out synchronously, actively, and proactively; recorded comprehensive achievements both bilaterally and multilaterally; continued to be one of the vital pillars of Party, State, and people-to-people diplomacy; and contributed to defence of the Fatherland from afar.
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.
Vietnamese, Chinese Party leaders hold talks
Thursday, December 14, 2023, 08:00 (GMT+7)
Party General Secretary Trong emphasised that the third visit to Vietnam by General Secretary and President Xi Jinping coincides with the 15th anniversary of the Vietnam-China comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership, demonstrating the Chinese leader’s special sentiment toward the long-standing friendship, and the current stature as well as the bright prospects of the bilateral relations.
Military to stay active and proactive in international integration and defence diplomacy in the new context
Wednesday, November 15, 2023, 13:53 (GMT+7)
Thoroughly grasping and implementing the Party’s foreign policy, in recent years, The Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defence have attached importance to the active and synchronised implementation of international integration and defence diplomacy. Thanks to innovations and creativity, comprehensive results have been yielded on both bilateral and multilateral fronts, contributing to consolidating and developing Vietnam’s relations with other nations and international organisations.
Fighting against allegations distorting the protection of Vietnam’s sovereignty over seas and islands
Monday, May 15, 2023, 08:04 (GMT+7)
Protecting the national sovereignty over seas and islands is a sacred duty and the responsibility of the entire Party, people, army, and the whole political system. Therefore, policies and measures need to be taken synchronously, in which, it is necessary to recognise and resolutely fight against allegations and sabotage activities of hostile and reactionary forces, making the international community understand and promoting the synergy of the whole nation, thus firmly protecting the national sovereignty over seas and islands.