Military Region 3 focuses on building a strong defence posture
Wednesday, August 12, 2026, 10:42 (GMT+7)
Bringing into play the tradition of “Solidarity, proactiveness, creativity, sacrifice, and victory”, the armed forces of MR 3 continue to closely coordinate with the local party committees, authorities, and people to resolutely build an increasingly solid Military Region defence posture, making contribution to firmly defending the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in all situations.
“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.
The entire military promotes the study and practice of Ho Chi Minh’s ideology, morality, method, and style in the new development period
Monday, August 10, 2026, 13:09 (GMT+7)
Promoting the study and practice of Ho Chi Minh’s ideology, morality, method, and style is both the responsibility and reverence of cadres and soldiers across the entire military towards Uncle Ho, and a strategic and long-term task that needs to be implemented with the highest political determination, scientific methods, and the most drastic and effective actions.
Renewing national defence and security education for university students in response to security challenges in the digital era
Tuesday, July 28, 2026, 08:29 (GMT+7)
Renewing national defence and security education for university students is both an urgent requirement and a long-term strategic task in response to the opportunities and challenges of the digital era. In performing its assigned functions and responsibilities, the Department of National Defence and Security Education will continue to conduct research, provide strategic advice, and coordinate the comprehensive implementation of measures to improve the quality and effectiveness of this important task.
Preliminary studies on modern operational art in the war to defend the Fatherland
Friday, July 24, 2026, 15:10 (GMT+7)
Alongside the continued application of traditional methods of operations, research into and the development of the theory of modern operational art in the war to defend the Fatherland are both important and necessary. This is an important factor contributing to the firm safeguarding of the Fatherland in the new period.
Reality and implications behind rising US defence budget
Monday, July 20, 2026, 09:01 (GMT+7)
Against the backdrop of intensifying strategic competition among major powers, further escalation of military conflicts and wars in several regions, and complex developments of non-traditional security challenges, the US has been steadily expanding its defence budget to preserve its military superiority, strengthen its deterrence capabilities, and reinforce its position as the world's leading superpower
“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
Global and regional political and security landscape from the perspective of the 2026 Shangri-La Dialogue
Saturday, July 18, 2026, 11:43 (GMT+7)
All presentations and discussions at the Forum highly agreed with the assessment that the global political and security situation is emerging with three fundamental crises including the international order, the development model, and strategic trust.