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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

It is not difficult to get there. From Hanoi, tourists catch a coach at My Dinh Coach Station or drive a motorbike to Lai Chau’s Tam Duong District where they can start their journey to Ta Lien and Putaleng mountains. Hiring a Mong ethnic porter to support you during the exploring trip is essential.  … [Read more...] about Maple forests in Vietnam

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

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

Moscow (VNA) – Lieut. Gen Porfiry Ivashko, one of the first experts and advisors of the former Soviet Union (now Russia) sent to Vietnam right after the northern border defence war began in the country 40 years ago (February 17, 1979), has asserted the just struggle of Vietnamese people.   In an interview with the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of Vietnam’s war to defend its northern border, Porfiry Ivashko said before being dispatched to Vietnam in February 1979, he spent time learning about the history, land and people of the Southeast Asian nation.  He highlighted the time-honoured friendship between Vietnam and the Soviet Union, and Soviet Union people’s material and spiritual support to Vietnam during resistance wars against invasion as well as their comprehensive assistance to the country in the northern border defence war. Vietnam soldiers were very smart and could apply new military knowledge and … [Read more...] about Russian Lieut Gen affirms just war of Vietnamese people to defence northern border