France Targets Artificial Social Media Campaigns

France targets artificial social media campaigns to counter manipulation of public opinion through astroturfing techniques.

by Aoi Watanabe | October 14, 2026

French High Schools Shut Amid Unprecedented Protest Violence

Unprecedented protest violence in France leads to 140 high schools shut, with 6,877 detentions by October 9, 2026, surpassing previous…

by Misaki Inoue | October 13, 2026

Court rules on mistaken gambling payout

Court rules on mistaken €100,000 gambling payout, operator seeks recovery of credit made in error.

by Aoi Watanabe | October 12, 2026

Employers limited in accessing employee emails

Employers may access employee emails, but their use is strictly regulated for disciplinary purposes, respecting employee privacy and secrecy of…

by Miho Okamoto | October 11, 2026

Paris court weighs mental health in subway assault case

A Paris court examines mental health defenses in a subway assault case involving a 64-year-old man with long-standing psychotic disorders…

by Aoi Watanabe | October 10, 2026

Vietnam raises allowances for local officials and civil servants

by Wanda | October 24, 2026

Vietnam raises allowances for local officials and civil servants under Decree 381/2026, adjusting compensation based on salary status and retroactive to July…

Vietnam updates credit fund supervision rules

by Misaki Inoue | October 25, 2026

System with various wires managing access to centralized resource of server in data center. Photo: Brett Sayles/Pexels The State Bank of Vietnam issued Circular 55/2026/TT-NHNN, amending and supplementing multiple articles of Circular No. 18/2025/TT-NHNN. The document offers guidance on collecting, exploiting, and sharing information and reports from the Information System that supervises people's credit funds and microfinance institutions' operations. Pursuant to the Law on the State Bank of Vietnam and…

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France’s October 17 Protests Renew Emergency Law Debate

by Miho Okamoto | October 21, 2026

The état d'urgence law emerged to suppress dissent during Algeria's struggle for independence. On October 17, 2026, violent protests in France reignited scrutiny of the état d'urgence law, a legal tool designed to address civil unrest. Originally enacted on April 3, 1955, during Algeria's war of independence, the law has evolved into a permanent mechanism for managing public order crises. Over seven decades, it has been applied across various social…