Editorial: The Party – Springtime and the nation’s ascent

Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 09:50 (GMT+7)
Under the Party’s glorious banner, the entire Party, People, and armed forces must unite with one heart and mind, uphold confidence, shoulder responsibility, harness intellect, and devote themselves wholeheartedly; turning strategies into action and aspirations into reality; building our country to become ever more dignified and prosperous, greater and more beautiful, as President Ho Chi Minh always wished.

“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

Elevating strategic military and defence advisory work in the new era

Wednesday, September 10, 2025, 08:20 (GMT+7)
For eighty years, the journey of building, fighting and maturing of the General Staff has been inseparable from the glorious victories of the heroic Vietnam People’s Army. In today’s new context, the General Staff is called upon to innovate relentlessly, to further elevate the quality of its strategic advisory work, and to meet the ever-higher demands of building the Army, strengthening national defence and safeguarding the Fatherland.

Brigade 169 enhances combat power to firmly safeguard national waters and islands

Monday, August 25, 2025, 16:35 (GMT+7)
The Brigade Party Committee and Commanders step up realising the motto of “men before arms” to improve overall quality and combat power and successfully complete assigned missions. Accordingly, the Brigade takes the building of an “adept, compact, strong” force as the foundation, the increased quality of training and combat readiness as the core, and the strengthening of order and discipline as well as good support as the basic and ongoing tasks.

Lai Chau Provincial Armed Forces continue to implement the local defence and military work

Monday, June 30, 2025, 09:13 (GMT+7)
Bringing into play the achieved results, Lai Chau armed forces together with the local party committees, governments and people are determined to effectively conduct the local defence and military work, build the Province strong in economy, defence and security, contributing to successfully accomplishing the cause of building and safeguarding the Fatherland in the new situation.

Remaining vigilant against hostile forces’ plot to exploit organisational streamlining to undermine the Vietnam People's Army

Wednesday, May 28, 2025, 13:48 (GMT+7)
These arguments are entirely unfounded, rooted in theoretical misinterpretation and divorced from historical and practical realities. On this matter, Marxist - Leninist theorists have made it clear: “The military is an organised force of armed individuals funded by the State to carry out offensive or defensive warfare”. Thus, the existence of the military is inseparably linked to that of the State; it will cease to exist only when the State itself no longer exists