Ministry of Defence (Vietnam)

Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Ministry of National Defence
Bộ Quốc phòng Việt Nam

The headquarters of the Ministry of National Defence in Hanoi
Agency overview
Formed27 August 1945
Preceding agency
  • Ministry of (National) Defence (1945–1946)
    Ministry of (National) Defence – General Command (1946–1947)
    Department of Defence (1947–1948)
    Ministry of Defence – General Command (1948–1949)
    Ministry of Defence – General Command (1949–1976)
    Ministry of (National) Defence (1976–present)[1]
TypeGovernment Ministry
Jurisdiction Government of Vietnam
Headquarters7 Nguyen Tri Phuong Street, Dien Bien Ward, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi
Employees450,000 military[2]
Annual budget$7.8 bn (2023 projection)
Minister responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
WebsiteOfficial Website

The Ministry of National Defence (MOND/MoND or MND; Vietnamese: Bộ Quốc phòng - BQP), alternatively the Ministry of Defence (MoD), fully the Ministry of Defence of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (or the Ministry of National Defence of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; Vietnamese: Bộ Quốc phòng nước Cộng hòa xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam, lit. 'Ministry of State Defence of the nation of Socialist Republic of Viet Nam'),[3] is the governmental ministry of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam that manages, coordinates and supervises military affairs, including all military units, paramilitary units, and similar agencies in the country. The major office of the Ministry of National Defence is located within the ancient Hanoi Citadel. The ministry is operated in compliance with the Constitution and Laws of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, ideologically under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam and the unified State management of the Vietnamese Government. It runs the People's Army Newspaper and the Military Broadcasting Center (QPVN; Vietnamese: Kênh Truyền hình Quốc phòng Việt Nam, lit. 'National Defence Television Channel of Viet Nam') together with the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of Vietnam. Besides press and media agencies, the Ministry of National Defence also owns and administers a number of enterprises, noticeably the Viettel Military Industry and Telecoms Group besides many core businesses of the Vietnamese defence industry.

  1. ^ "The Ministry of Defence of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam". Viet Nam Ministry of National Defence.
  2. ^ Ministry of Defence (2009), White book, p. 67
  3. ^ "Introduction to the Ministry of Defence of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam". Viet Nam Ministry of National Defence online portal. Retrieved 22 February 2023.