In its most sweeping military reorganization in nearly a decade, China has created new independent People's Liberation Army units for information, space and cyber operations. s.nikkei.com/3Jz2ZeQ

Draft law restricting journalists' courtroom rights meets opposition e.vnexpress.net/news/news/draf…

TikTok, under fire elsewhere, sees spike in Vietnam e-commerce Lien Hoang asia.nikkei.com/Business/Start… via Nikkei Asia

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Congratulations to the incredible team at Nikkei Asia for winning the SABEW Awards three years in a row!

I'm immensely proud of our colleagues: Pak Yiu KIRAN MAMGAIN SHARMA किरन ममगाईं शर्मा Lien Hoang & c_Ka

Special thanks to Jui Chakravorty for leading both awarded projects!

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Congrats to the Nikkei Asia team on more SABEW award successes! Well done to Pak Yiu KIRAN MAMGAIN SHARMA किरन ममगाईं शर्मा Lien Hoang c_Ka Sanskrita Faisal Mahmud Surbhi Bhatia / सुरभि / سربھی & Jui Chakravorty on the two winning entries. Congrats also to Financial Times colleagues for their two wins. sabew.org/contestsawards…

Anyone for crickets? Vietnam company aims to serve up insects in Singapore Lien Hoang asia.nikkei.com/Business/Start… via Nikkei Asia

In many nations, #1 source of foreign students is Vietnam, which sends way more students > most of Asia. This can fuel VN tech / electronics sector but raises Qs about 1-party state’s ability to educate a generation of innovators. In ⁦Nikkei Asia⁩: asia.nikkei.com/Business/Busin…

Vietnam sends more students abroad than the next three ASEAN countries combined. Vietnamese graduates from Oxford, Harvard and other prestigious Western universities are powering up the tech sector in their home country.

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I was quoted here on the unfolding revision of social insurance law in Vietnam which 'is pushing more people into precarity'. Workers'd rather take out their pension, fearing that their benefit may be reduced after the new law is passed asia.nikkei.com/Economy/Vietna…

Vietnam's workers cash out pensions early ahead of new law Lien Hoang asia.nikkei.com/Economy/Vietna… via Nikkei Asia

Vietnam & Philippines sign a deal on maritime cooperation that helps better manage conflicts in the South China Sea amid tensions.
Analysts described the deal as a way for smaller countries to come together over a common concern abt their biggest neighbor. asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Inter…

Vietnam is a top target for CHIPS Act aid funds, U.S. says Lien Hoang asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Supp… via Nikkei Asia

A TikToker said Angkor Wat is in Thailand. Vietnam fined him $300
In one of our most read, Vietnam usually censors domestic politics / human rights but this time responds to Cambodia complaint over clickbait:
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After North Korean record heist of Vietnam crypto game Axie, govs started to nab hacker wallets/ money launderers, & exchanges began cooperating. Our story w/ interviews w/ FBI & play-to-earn startup on how it changed the game, for better or worse: asia.nikkei.com/Business/Busin…

Vietnam tech firm FPT adds Texas unit in $100m auto services push Lien Hoang asia.nikkei.com/Business/Autom… via Nikkei Asia

Apple to move key iPad engineering resources to Vietnam. It is working with China's BYD, a key iPad assembler, to move new product introduction (NPI) resources to Vietnam, the first time for such a core device.
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Breaking: Xi Jinping heads to Vietnam next week. Four people told me a cargo rail project is on the agenda, which also may include rare earths and China’s ‘common destiny’ security architecture as Xi makes a rare trip abroad after US-Vietnam upgrade

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Breaking: ChatGPT maker OpenAI rethinking hybrid nonprofit-profit structure, Altman tells Vietnam event weeks after his ouster/return rocked Silicon Valley. CEO rebuffs Q on secret ‘threatening’ AI project. Also tells Vingroup’s VinAI he likes banh mi asia.nikkei.com/Business/Techn…

Vietnam to raise tax rate for multinationals from 2024.
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