Moscow (VNA) – The war to defend the northern border of Vietnamese people 40 years ago (February 17, 1949) was spotlighted in a recent seminar held at the Ho Chi Minh Institute under Saint Petersburg State University of Russia. In his remarks, Professor Vladimir Kolotov, head of the institute, recalled the struggle and cited memoirs of Gennady Obaturov, chief military advisor to the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence during the war, helping participating students understand more about the whole-hearted support of experts of the Soviet Union (now Russia) to Vietnam at that time. The brief but fierce war is still in the mind of those who lived during the period, the Professor said. Russian students from Saint Petersburg State University enthusiastically participated in the discussion. Doussia Kalganova, a third-year student, expressed her love for Vietnamese land and people, saying the seminar has helped Russian youths learn more about Vietnam, and brought young people … [Read more...] about Seminar sheds light on northern border defence war
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Art of command in 1979 northern border defence war
Hanoi, (VNA) – The northern border defence war in 1979 has demonstrated Vietnam’s strength and intelligence in critical situations. The art of command during that war is analysed in an article by Associate Professor and Doctor Ho Khang, former deputy director of the Vietnam Military History Institute. In early 1979, when the Vietnam People’s Army toppled the reactionary Pol Pot regime in Cambodia and helped the Cambodian people escape from genocide, the Chinese Government joined some Western countries in launching propaganda campaigns distorting the presence of the Vietnamese voluntary troops in Cambodia, with the aim of sabotaging Vietnam’s revolution and imposing its interest on the Indochina peninsula. As both political and diplomatic pressure failed to produce the desired goal, Chinese leaders mobilized around 600,000 troops along with hundreds of tanks and armoured vehicles to open a direct attack on February 17, 1979 on Vietnam along the full length of … [Read more...] about Art of command in 1979 northern border defence war
PM inspects combat readiness at Army Officer Training College 2
Dong Nai (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on January 19 visited and inspected the combat readiness at the Army Officer Training College 2 (Nguyen Hue University) in the southern province of Dong Nai. On the occasion, the Government leader attended a ceremony to inaugurate a military culture campus and the statue of Emperor Quang Trung – Nguyen Hue. Speaking at the working session with representatives of the college, PM Phuc praised the educational institution for its achievements made through periods, saying that the school has trained hundreds of officers for the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA). The quality of training and the prestige of the school have been remarkably improved, he added. He also spotlighted the significance of inaugurating the statue, stressing this will contribute to promoting political education and raising awareness of the school’s students to follow the example of the national hero. The PM expressed … [Read more...] about PM inspects combat readiness at Army Officer Training College 2
Hue set to achieve federal city status by 2025
By 2030 Hue should become one of Southeast Asia's distinctive, big centers in terms of culture, tourism and healthcare, and one of Vietnam's big centers in terms of science and technology, education and training, national defence and security, the resolution says. … [Read more...] about Hue set to achieve federal city status by 2025
Russian Major General recalls Vietnam’s war to defence northern border
Moscow (VNA) – It is the courage and resolve of soldiers of the Vietnam People’s Army that contributed to the victory of the northern border defence war in Vietnam 40 years ago (February 17), said Russian Major General Viktor Demyanenko. Demyanenko was among 21 officers of the former Soviet Union (present-day Russia) sent to Vietnam to help the country during the struggle to defence its northern border in 1979. The 90-year-old Major General told a Vietnam News Agency’s correspondent that he is proud to be one of the three people who advised then Party General Secretary Le Duan to withdraw a major army corp from the southwestern border to assist the northern border. The corp, together with the BM-21 rocket artillery unit, created a shield protecting Hanoi capital city, he recalled. Demyanenko lauded courage of local forces, especially civil defence force, during the struggle, saying Vietnamese people followed President Ho Chi Minh’s teaching that … [Read more...] about Russian Major General recalls Vietnam’s war to defence northern border
