Ten major global military and defence events in 2025
Thursday, January 08, 2026, 20:54 (GMT+7)
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
New provisions on citizens’ responsibilities and honour in the fulfilment of military service and the defence of the Fatherland
Friday, December 26, 2025, 20:07 (GMT+7)
When “responsibility” is inseparably linked with “honour”, and when “obligation” becomes a “source of pride”, the law will not merely serve as a management tool, but will also become a source of inspiration and spiritual strength in the cause of building and firmly safeguarding the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam.
The emergence of a new strategic order in the Middle East
Thursday, November 20, 2025, 10:19 (GMT+7)
Recently, the political and security situation in the Middle East has become increasingly complex, leading to a significant change in the region’s strategic order. This transformation is not simply a return to “the old order” or “a unipolar system”, but rather a shift towards a new and more complex strategic order
An overview of Japan’s defence equipment modernisation trends
Monday, October 27, 2025, 16:17 (GMT+7)
Amid growing complexities in the global and regional security environment, Japan has been accelerating the modernisation of Japan Self-Defence Forces (JSDF) through a series of crucial steps. With the adoption of new national security and defence strategies, along with a significant increase in defence investment, Japan’s defence equipment modernisation is reshaping the regional military balance, which has drawn considerable attention from military analysts
Arctic in the new vortex of strategic competition
Thursday, August 07, 2025, 19:24 (GMT+7)
International public opinion believes that, with what has been and is happening, the Arctic is no longer a cold land outside the geopolitical and geo-economic calculations of countries in and outside the region, but has become the focus of new strategic competition among superpowers. However, international public opinion also hopes that this competition will not adversely affect world and regional security and peace.
Military Criminal Investigation Sector improves the working quality to meet the task requirements
Thursday, July 24, 2025, 19:37 (GMT+7)
Thoroughly understanding the assigned functions and duties, the Military Criminal Investigation Sector is determined to overcome all difficulties, improve the working quality, firmly and effectively struggle against any violations and crimes, contributing to building the Army, steadily safeguarding the Fatherland in the new situation.
The global political and security landscape viewed from the 2025 Munich Security Conference
Friday, April 11, 2025, 21:50 (GMT+7)
The 2025 Munich Security Conference took place against a backdrop of rapid and unpredictable changes in the global political and security landscape. The conference addressed numerous topics and issues related to current global security, indicating that the world is accelerating its transition from a unipolar to a multipolar order
Some issues on the work of special propaganda in the Army today
Tuesday, March 11, 2025, 08:02 (GMT+7)
In the changing situation, special propaganda work needs to be intensely evaluated, clearly perceived and effectively implemented, meeting the demands and tasks of building the Army, strengthening the national defence, and safeguarding the Fatherland in the new situation.
Army Corps 12 builds a strong Logistics - Technical Sector
Friday, January 17, 2025, 16:17 (GMT+7)
The Logistics - Technical Department’s Party Committee and Command have advised the Corps’ Party Committee and Command on various measures to rearrange the logistics - technical force at all levels. At the same time, they have performed support work comprehensively with determination to maintain and raise the quality of logistics - technical support, resolutely preventing this work from being impacted by the process of force adjustment
Lang Son province strengthens national defence and security education
Tuesday, January 14, 2025, 08:18 (GMT+7)
In recent years, the Provincial National Defence and Security Education Councils at all levels have been regularly reviewed and improved to ensure sufficient quantity and appropriate composition; building regulations, maintaining operating procedures in accordance with regulations.