What is a defence zone? Duties of a defence zone in Vietnam

What is a defense zone? Duties of a defence zone in Vietnam (Internet image) 

Regarding this matter, LawNet would like to answer as follows:

1. What is a defense zone?

According to Clause 1, Article 9 of the Law on on National Defence 2018, the defense zone is an integral part of the military region defense, including political, spiritual, economic, cultural, social, scientific, technological, military, security and external activities; is organized by provinces, districts, and special administrative-economic units with commune-level construction works used as the foundation for protecting a locality.

2. Duties of a defence zone in Vietnam

According to Clause 2, Article 9 of the Law on on National Defence 2018, duties of a defence zone in Vietnam shall include the followings:

- Formulate and organize the implementation of defense zone plans;

- Build political, spiritual, economic, cultural, social, scientific and technological, military, security and external relation potentialities; build the all-people national defense, the all-people national defense posture in association with the people's security and the people's security posture;

- Build up a strong and comprehensive local armed force with high combat capabilities which can play a pivotal role in performing national defense, military and security tasks;

- Firmly grasp the situation, take measures to prevent, fight and defeat all plots, anti-demolition activities of hostile forces, protect national security and ensure social order and safety, prevent and fight crimes, create favorable environment for socio-economic development; fight for protection of the localities, create the position and power of the regular troops in combat in the area; get ready to send necessary manpower and materials to other localities;

- Plan, direct and guide the affiliates and units in the area; collaborate with the concerned agencies, organizations, units and localities in the implementation of civil defense activities and measures regarding information warfare and cyberwarfare;

- Make inclusive preparations, execute orders, decisions and measures in the state of curfew, martial law, state of national defense emergency, state of war, local mobilization, general mobilization, and meet combat requirements and serve long-term fighting requirements at localities; be willing to arm all people to safeguard the Homeland;

- Implement military logistics policies and preferential policies for persons rendering meritorious revolutionary services;

- Perform other tasks assigned by competent authorities.

3. Regulations on national defence and security industry in Vietnam

Regulations on defense and security industry according to Article 12 of the Law on on National Defence 2018 are as follows:

- National defense and security industry is an integral part of the national industry, an important part of the real power and potentiality of the national defense and security, and is a particular discipline tasked with research, development, production, repair, improvement, modernization of weapons, equipment, supplies, technical equipment and other products serving national defense and security demands to ensure furnishment of equipment for the people's armed forces.

- The State shall have particular policies and mechanisms to build the national defense and security industry following the direction of dual-use, and becoming key in the national industry; enhance the potentials and take full advantage of and develop the linkage between the national defense industry, security and the industry serving the people’s life; mobilize to the utmost the achievements of the national industry serving the national defense and security industry’s needs; make key investments in weapons and high technology equipment; promote the internal strength and expand international cooperation.

- The Government shall direct the formulation of planning schemes, plans and projects for development of the national defense and security industry to meet the requirements and tasks of the people's armed forces and of the building and protection of the Homeland.

- Principles, policies, tasks, operational organization, planning, plans, resources, responsibilities and powers of agencies and organizations shall be subject to the provisions of legislation on the national defense and security industry, and other relevant provisions of law.

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