Hanoi, July 29 -- The third plenum of the 14th Party Central Committee has marked a significant evolution in Vietnam's strategic thinking on national security, placing security at the heart of sustainable development and shifting the focus from responding to threats to preventing them before they emerge. Opening the event on July 20, Party General Secretary and State President To Lam stressed that security is a prerequisite for development and called for a fundamental shift in the national security strategy. Instead of dealing with individual risks after they arise, Vietnam must strengthen resilience, improve preparedness and proactively safeguard the country. At the closing session of the sitting, the Party Central Committee endorsed the...