“Better fewer, but better” - Lenin’s viewpoint in relation to today’s task of building a compact, strong, modern Vietnam People’s Army

Wednesday, November 26, 2025, 19:10 (GMT+7)
V.I. Lenin’s viewpoint, “Better fewer, but better”, holds profound theoretical and practical significance in the organisation and building of the apparatus of a new type of state, as well as in the formation and organisation of a revolutionary army. This viewpoint remains fully relevant today, particularly in the process of building a compact, strong, and modern Vietnam People’s Army

Viewpoints on developing Vietnamese culture in the Draft Political Report to the 14th National Party Congress

Monday, November 10, 2025, 20:45 (GMT+7)
The Draft Political Report submitted to the 14th National Party Congress affirms that culture is an internal resource and driving force for development and is placed on an equal footing with economy, politics, and environment. That reflects a new perspective and approach, with clear goals, anticipated challenges, and solutions to realise the vision of cultural development in the new era

The art of fighting enemy counterattack in the 1975 Central Highlands Campaign

Monday, March 10, 2025, 15:11 (GMT+7)
During the 1975 Central Highlands Campaign, our command devised and executed plans to achieve success in multiple key engagements. Among these, the decisive fight to repel the enemy’s counterattack aimed at retaking Buon Ma Thuot was a major success. This victory created a favourable opportunity for us to advance and annihilate the entire enemy force in the strategic Central Highlands region

Promoting and spreading the cultural values of “Uncle Ho’s Soldiers” in the new situation

Friday, January 12, 2024, 08:35 (GMT+7)
Building an advanced Vietnamese culture that is rich in national identity to truly become an endogenous strength and driving force for national development is the consistent viewpoint of our Party and State. For the Army, that culture has been crystallised into the noble values of “Uncle Ho’s Soldiers” and is constantly being spread through actions and deeds for the Fatherland and for the people of the Army’s cadres and soldiers throughout the process of building, fighting, and development.

Promoting national “soft power” in the cause of national defence and protection of the Fatherland

Thursday, December 28, 2023, 10:51 (GMT+7)
Viet Nam always emphasises justice, great national unity, national independence and socialism, consistency of its strategic principles, flexibility in its stratagems, compliance with President Ho Chi Minh’s perspectives on acting flexibly while maintaining firmly his own principles, being a friend of all democratic countries, and having no desire to make an enemy of any countries. This is one of a fundamental source of “soft power,” together with other types of power, to make up the national overall power to firmly safeguard the socialist Vietnamese Fatherland.

Military Region 4 accelerates mass mobilisation in the current context

Wednesday, October 18, 2023, 16:15 (GMT+7)
Bringing into play the tradition of courage, resilience and indomitable spirit of the land people of Military Region 4, the cadres and soldiers of the Military Region’s armed forces will continue to intensify mass mobilisation, foster unity and high consensus among the people on the Party's guidelines, the State’s policies, laws, and various programmes on socio-economic development and the reinforcement of national defence and security, thereby creating a stable environment in each locality. They deserve the trust of the ethnic groups and shine as “Uncle Ho’s soldiers” in the hearts of the people.

Military to intensify the implementation of the policy of great national unity in the new situation

Thursday, September 28, 2023, 09:07 (GMT+7)
Upholding the nearly 80-year tradition of building, fighting, winning, and developing the heroic Vietnam People’s Army, officers and soldiers continue to effectively implement the directives and measures to build the great national unity, contributing to enhancing consensus within the society, and further strengthening the relationship between the Party, the State, the Army, and the people. Consolidating the source of strength, together with the entire Party and people, to successfully carry out the cause of building and firmly defending the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in the new situation.

On ensuring mobility routes in strategic defensive operations in a potential Patriotic War

Wednesday, August 23, 2023, 14:29 (GMT+7)
To ensure sufficient mobility routes for combat forces and technical hardware to fight the enemy, the Field Commands and its subordinate departments must preplan the required number of routes across the operational area, before, during, and after combat, encompassing both flatlands, midlands, mountainous regions, as well as waterways. This demands that the commanders of various departments and units, especially the combat engineering forces, develop proper plans for ensuring mobility routes in accordance with the defensive strategy even during peacetime, and are ready to improve, repair, and renovate such routes during combat.

A distinct demonstration of the art of encirclement in Route 9 - Khe Sanh Campaign of 1968

Monday, July 31, 2023, 15:11 (GMT+7)
Over half a century ago, to realise a strategic diversion action in preparation for the General Offensive and Uprising of 1968 throughout the South, we launched a large-scale combined arms offensive campaign at the Khe Sanh - Route 9 and achieved a great victory. The Campaign left behind valuable experiences in military art, among which the distinct feature was the art of encircling and cutting off the enemy.

Europe on the US’s geopolitical chessboard

Friday, April 21, 2023, 07:15 (GMT+7)
The US has always considered Europe a key factor in its foreign policy, therefore it uses NATO as a tool to maintain its influence and protect its national interests. Hence, if the EU succeeds in forming a full-fledged and united army of its own, it is very likely that its members will consider dismantling NATO bases in their territory and withdrawing from the Pact. At the same time, this will neutralise the NATO leverage as the EU becomes more independent and free from the US’s influence.