National Defence Journal

Sunday, June 21, 2026, 20:34 (GMT+7)

Enhancing the role of the Department of Propaganda and Training and the Propaganda and Training sector in building a politically strong Vietnam People’s Army

Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 16:24 (GMT+7)
Over the past 80 years, propaganda and training work has consistently constituted an integral component of the Party’s ideological and cultural work, as well as a core element of party and political work in the Vietnam People’s Army. It has contributed to fostering steadfast political resolve and resilience, strengthening the confidence of cadres and soldiers, firmly safeguarding the Party’s ideological foundation, and maintaining and reinforcing the Party’s absolute and direct leadership over the Army in all respects.

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Freedom of the press cannot be a “shield” for falsehoods

In Vietnam, freedom of speech and freedom of the press are constitutionally guaranteed rights and are further institutionalised through an increasingly comprehensive legal system. Article 25 of the 2013 Constitution affirms that: “Citizens shall enjoy the right to freedom of speech, freedom of the press, access to information, assembly, association, and demonstration. The exercise of these rights is prescribed by law”