Counter-Piracy Endeavors by the Japan Coast Guard and Prospects for Shipbuilding Companies
On February 6, the Japan Coast Guard (JCG) announced the successful completion of a counter-piracy training exercise held the previous day off Cape Muroto...
Vietnam’s Press Law Reform: The Rise of Media Conglomerates
Huỳnh Kha and Hiếu Mạnh wrote this article in Vietnamese, which was published in Luat Khoa Magazine on February 24, 2025. Thúc Kháng translated it into...
ATLA’s High-Power Microwave Device: Advancing R&D for Cost-Effective Counter-Drone Systems
Last month Japan’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) released a new conceptual image of its prospective “high-power microwave (HPM) radiation device” capable of...
Sweeping Reforms: Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security Absorbs Key Functions
Key Events Major Government Restructuring in Vietnam: Five Ministries Cut, Police Take On New Roles Decree 168 Continues to Spark Traffic Chaos in Major...
The Communist Party of Vietnam Implements Sweeping Organizational Reforms
Key Events Vietnam Centralizes Power with New Party Ministries and Leadership Changes Ex-Police Colonel Quits Thich Minh Tue’s Spiritual Journey, Citing Disagreements Human Rights...
Vietnam Indicts Journalist Osin Huy Duc for “Abusing Democratic Freedoms”
Key Events Vietnamese Author and Blogger Osin Huy Duc Indicted Under Article 331 General Secretary To Lam Uses ‘Saigon’ to Illustrate Vietnam’s Lagging Progress...
The Case Against Osin Huy Duc: Unpacking the Controversial Article 331
Truong Huy San, also known as Osin Huy Duc, is renowned for his book “The Winning Side” (Bên Thắng Cuộc) Volume I & II”....
Book Review: The Memory Police and The Rise of The Police State in Vietnam
“The Memory Police,” by Japanese author Yoko Ogawa, is a fictional work about an island where people’s memories of objects disappear at the order of...
Vietnam’s National Assembly Approves Government Reshuffle, Expands Leadership Structure
Key Events Vietnam Plans to Streamline Governance While Increasing Number of Deputy Prime Ministers to Seven Public Scramble for License Renewals in Vietnam Ahead...