The People’s Army Newspaper, in coordination with the Viet Nam Journalists Association and Military Commercial Joint Stock Bank, held a ceremony in Ha Noi on May 19 to review and present awards for the fifth “Protecting the Party’s ideological foundation in the new situation” writing competition (2025–2026), while also launching the sixth edition of the contest (2026–2027).

A book on protecting the Party’s ideological foundation in the new period, compiled by the Central Theoretical Council, comprising 27 articles by scholars and experts, has been released.

Culture is a firm spiritual foundation that forges national character, unites collective strength, and plays a vital role in safeguarding independence, freedom and territorial integrity. In the context of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and deep international integration, culture also serves as a form of soft power, asserting the nation’s standing on the global stage.

Today’s world is witnessing profound and unpredictable changes. Armed conflicts, strategic competition between major powers, socio-economic crises, climate change, global epidemics… have created comprehensive shocks, challenging the value systems, development models and political systems of many countries.