BMI Research: Vietnam Defence & Security Report: Armed Forces and Government Spending.

This article presents information on armed forces and government spending in Vietnam in 2010. It says that the military has been a dominant political and economic force in the country, which can be seen in the successful transition of military officers to public service. A new defense law has been implemented which aims to support modernization of the Vietnam People's Army. These modernization moves include the restructuring of the budget for armed forces.