Tuesday, January 13, 2026, 21:35 (GMT+7)

Building Political Officer College on par with its mission requirements in the new era

Building Political Officer College on par with its mission requirements in the new era

Monday, January 12, 2026, 10:31 (GMT+7)
Over the past 50 years of construction, combat, and growth, Political Officer College has firmly established itself as a centre for training political officers at grass-roots level (battalion level and below), contributing to building a politically strong Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) and ensuring the Party’s absolute, direct leadership over the Military in all aspects. In the new stage of development, the College continues promoting its glorious tradition and a robust reform to meet the requirements of building a revolutionary, regular, elite, modern VPA

Division 312 focuses on improving combat strength

Division 312 focuses on improving combat strength

Friday, December 26, 2025, 13:14 (GMT+7)
Upholding the “Determined to fight, determined to win” flag presented by beloved Uncle Ho, officers and soldiers of the Division today are determined to overcome all difficulties, stay united, make more effort in training, and try to constantly improve its overall quality, combat strength to make it an “elite and modern” division, meeting the requirements and tasks of Fatherland defence in the new situation./.

Party Committee of the Army Academy upholds its core leadership role in the new period

Party Committee of the Army Academy upholds its core leadership role in the new period

Friday, December 19, 2025, 20:52 (GMT+7)
Promoting the core leadership role of the Army Academy’s Party Committee in the new period is not only an objective requirement but also a pivotal task and a solid foundation for leading the Academy to become comprehensively strong, “exemplary and outstanding”, smart and modern, capable of successfully fulfilling its missions, training outstanding command and staff officers, and contributing to the building of a revolutionary, regular, elite, and modern Army, firmly safeguarding the Fatherland in the new era.

Upholding the cultural values of "Uncle Ho’s Soldiers" in the new era

Upholding the cultural values of “Uncle Ho’s Soldiers” in the new era

Friday, December 19, 2025, 20:52 (GMT+7)
he culture of “Uncle Ho’s Soldiers” represents a value system that encapsulates the revolutionary virtue, humanism, and immense spiritual strength of the Vietnam People’s Army. In the new era, the preservation, cultivation, dissemination, and promotion of these noble values constitute not only a strategic imperative but also a steadfast foundation enabling the Army to fulfil, with excellence, every mission entrusted.

Chemical Corps steps up international integration and defence diplomacy in the new situation

Chemical Corps steps up international integration and defence diplomacy in the new situation

Tuesday, December 09, 2025, 19:34 (GMT+7)
International integration and defence diplomacy constitute a strategic policy of the Party, State, and Ministry of National Defence, aiming to maintain peace and stability for national development and protect the Fatherland early and from afar. Hence, Chemical Corps’ Party Committee and Command have been synchronously adopting solutions to perform this important work according to their functions and missions

Focusing on making Division 5 comprehensively strong and exemplary

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

Building a contingent of political cadres in the cyberforce commensurate with the tasks in the new era

Building a contingent of political cadres in the cyberforce commensurate with the tasks in the new era

Monday, November 24, 2025, 15:14 (GMT+7)
As digital transformation accelerates and cyberspace becomes a new strategic domain, the mission of safeguarding the Fatherland in cyberspace imposes increasingly demanding requirements. It necessitates the development of a cyberspace operations force that is revolutionary, regular, elite, and modern - ready to fight and prevail against any adversary conducting information or cyber warfare.

189th Brigade focuses on enhancing combat power

189th Brigade focuses on enhancing combat power

Monday, November 17, 2025, 16:06 (GMT+7)
Fully aware of the mission requirements and the great responsibility entrusted to them, the Party Committee and Command of the Brigade have been focusing on leading and directing the vigorous and comprehensive implementation of multiple measures to improve its overall quality and combat power, identifying this as a key and continuous objective, both for the immediate term and for the long run.

Our Party’s stance on private economic development cannot be distorted

Our Party’s stance on private economic development cannot be distorted

Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 09:00 (GMT+7)
Resolution 68 has paved the way for a new phase of breakthrough development of the private economy in Vietnam. From being underestimated and prejudiced, the private economy in Vietnam is now affirmed by our Party as "the most important driving force of the national economy". This embodies a shift in our Party's awareness of the private economy

Lang Son Province focuses on building a firm provincial defensive zone

Lang Son Province focuses on building a firm provincial defensive zone

Monday, October 27, 2025, 16:17 (GMT+7)
The armed forces of Lang Son Province will continue to uphold their sense of responsibility, promote their core role, and maintain unity and determination to overcome all difficulties - working alongside Party committees, local authorities, and people of all ethnic groups in the province to further consolidate the provincial defensive zone and safeguard peace and stability along the northeastern “protective shield” of the Fatherland.

Ten major global military and defence events in 2025
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