Focusing on making Division 5 comprehensively strong and exemplary
Wednesday, November 26, 2025, 09:31 (GMT+7)
Throughout its 60-year history, the Division has overcome countless difficulties and hardships. More than 34,000 officers and soldiers laid down their lives for the Fatherland, while tens of thousands of war invalids and sick veterans sacrificed their youth, leaving part of their flesh and blood across the battlefields. In recognition of its outstanding service and achievements, the Division has been awarded the title of Hero of the People’s Armed Forces
Division 5 renews and improves political education
Monday, November 23, 2020, 08:05 (GMT+7)
The Infantry Division 5 under the Military Region 7 was one of the first main units established on the Southeastern battlefield to meet the requirements set by the war against the U.S. in the fierce period. Over the past 55 years of construction, combat and development, generations of the Division’s cadres and soldiers took part in the battles of Vo Su, Long Tan, Suoi Ram, Loc Ninh, Trang Bang, Ampil, and Sisophon and the Border Campaign in the dry season of 1984-1985
Development trend of US aircraft carriers
Tuesday, July 14, 2020, 08:11 (GMT+7)
According to observers, given its long-term development plan, the US’s aircraft carrier fleet will continue to maintain superiority over its potential adversaries in the coming years. This superiority will enable the US to promote its presence and deterrence in various regions in the world.
VN continues opposing China’s illegal rig placement at UN
Friday, July 04, 2014, 15:23 (GMT+7)
The Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations on July 3 sent a paper to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon protesting against China’s illegal placement of Haiyang Shiyou 981 oil rig Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf
Journalists Association opposes China’s wrongful acts
Monday, June 30, 2014, 11:27 (GMT+7)
VJA strongly denounces China’s provocative acts and demands the Chinese side to respect international law, promptly withdraw the Haiyang Shiyou-981 oil rig from Vietnam’s waters as well as immediately stop all violations of Vietnam’s sea and island sovereignty and the use of force to seriously threaten the lives of fishermen, fisheries surveillance officers and Vietnam’s law enforcement forces
Vietnam has firm evidence to prove China’s wrongful actions
Friday, June 27, 2014, 09:04 (GMT+7)
Since the beginning of May, Vietnamese fishing boats have been regularly harassed by the Chinese side, 17 of which were damaged and tens of fishermen injured by Chinese ships, according to the official
Chinese ships damage Vietnamese fisheries surveillance vessel
Tuesday, June 24, 2014, 11:37 (GMT+7)
The Chinese side on June 23 continued harassing Vietnamese law enforcement authorities operating in Vietnam’s waters, according to the Vietnam Fisheries Surveillance Department
More details of China’s illegal East Sea acts emerge
Friday, June 06, 2014, 21:16 (GMT+7)
As many as 24 of Vietnam’s law enforcement ships have been damaged and 12 fisheries surveillance officials have been injured by the Chinese side in the last month, revealed Ngo Ngoc Thu, Vice Commander and Chief of Staff of the Vietnam Coast Guard at an international press conference in Hanoi on June 5
Vietnam advocates protecting sovereignty by peaceful measures
Wednesday, May 21, 2014, 15:23 (GMT+7)
Defence Minister General Phung Quang Thanh has reiterated Vietnam’s policy of protecting national sovereignty by peaceful measures with respect to international law, in order to maintain peace, stability, security and safety of navigation in the East Sea