Socialist democracy - Its superior nature and vivid reality in Vietnam
Tuesday, January 13, 2026, 15:55 (GMT+7)
Democracy within society has become increasingly advanced, substantive, and in-depth. Citizens participate in social management, either directly or indirectly, through their elected representatives. The people “exercise their right to mastery, promote creativity, and ensure social consensus.
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
Overview of the global political and military landscape in 2025
Wednesday, December 31, 2025, 14:15 (GMT+7)
The most prominent features of the global political and military landscape in 2025 are the irreversible trend towards multipolarity of the world order and intense competition among major powers. Besides, worrying developments from the conflicts of Russia-Ukraine, Israel-Iran, India-Pakistan, etc., and the risk of US military intervention in Venezuela are posing significant challenges to global security and stability.
The art of force organisation and employment in Hiep Duc - Dong Duong Operation of 1965
Monday, December 29, 2025, 14:11 (GMT+7)
Sixty years ago, during Hiep Duc - Dong Duong Operation, our forces, through a distinctive art of organising and employing combat units, dealt successive “critical, heavy” blows against the enemy’s elite formations operating in the adjacent zone between mountainous and coastal lowland areas of Military Region 5. The success of the Operation marked a new development in the overall strategic offensive posture and gave strong impetus to the movement among our armed forces and people to “seek out to fight American troops, seek out to destroy puppet troops”
Centre for Standards - Metrology - Quality of the Air Defence - Air Force improves the capacity to maintain and transmit standards
Friday, December 26, 2025, 13:14 (GMT+7)
Fully aware of the honour, responsibility and importance of their assigned tasks, officers and soldiers of the Centre for Standards - Metrology - Quality of the Air Defence and Air Force continue to stay united, overcome difficulties, and excellently complete the task of maintaining and transmitting standards, contributing to building the Service revolutionary, regular, elite, and modern, firmly protecting the Fatherland's airspace in the new situation.
Company 35 upholds its tradition, proactively fostering innovation, staying firm on the economic - defence front
Wednesday, December 17, 2025, 13:59 (GMT+7)
Notably, between 2020 and 2025, despite numerous difficulties caused by Covid-19 pandemic, thanks to the resolute leadership and direction of party committees and commands at all levels, along with the efforts and resolve of all cadres, party members, employees, and workers, the Company maintained stability and achieved steady developments in production and business
NATO strengthens defence industrial cooperation
Thursday, December 11, 2025, 10:07 (GMT+7)
Strengthening cooperation in the defence industry is one of the key priorities emphasised at the NATO Summit held in the Netherlands in June 2025, aimed at enhancing the Alliance’s collective defence capabilities, unity, and long-term sustainability. The context, achievements, difficulties, challenges, and emerging cooperation trends in this field within NATO are what have drawn significant international attention
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
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
Strategic competition among major powers in the Asia-Pacific region and implications for ASEAN
Monday, November 24, 2025, 15:14 (GMT+7)
According to international observers, the formation of the US-led sub-multilateral security mechanisms QUAD, AUKUS, and other "trilateral, quadrilateral" security cooperation mechanisms can increase the risk of US-China confrontation and affect ASEAN's centrality in the regional security structure as shown through ARF, ADMM, ADMM+, etc. The risk of "securitising" cooperation areas will increase with the increasing momentum of strategic competition between major powers.