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Thai Admiral Pairote Fuangchan (centre) and Walaiporn Dechapongphan with Hyundai Heavy Industries representatives at the Defense & Security exhibition in Bangkok, in November 2025.
Thai Admiral Pairote Fuangchan (centre) and Walaiporn Dechapongphan with Hyundai Heavy Industries representatives at the Defense & Security exhibition in Bangkok, in November 2025. © Intelligence Online

Thailand
Hyundai mandates influential businesswoman in Bangkok to secure frigate contract

The South Korean company Hyundai Heavy Industries is one of 11 bidders for Thailand's future navy frigate. A very well-connected businesswoman could be the key to securing this deal.
LogoSubscribers only Defence 01.04.2026
The chairman of the LDP's Policy Research Council, Takayuki Kobayashi, interviewed experts to prepare for the upcoming reform of Japanese intelligence.
The chairman of the LDP's Policy Research Council, Takayuki Kobayashi, interviewed experts to prepare for the upcoming reform of Japanese intelligence. © Yusuke Matsumoto/Yomiuri/The Yomiuri Shimbun via AFP

Japan
Japanese parliament releases unpublished intelligence service data on eve of reform

A report by the research services of the upper house of the Japanese parliament has revealed the recent expansion of the prime minister's intelligence office, as it prepares to be transformed into an independent national intelligence coordination body.
LogoSubscribers only Agencies, Defence 31.03.2026
The Chinese Minister of State Security (Guoanbu) Chen Yixin.
The Chinese Minister of State Security (Guoanbu) Chen Yixin. © Shan Yuqi / Xinhua News Agency/Newscom/MaxPPP

China
From roving officers to undercover agents… How the Guoanbu has adapted its methods

Guoanbu goes fishing for secrets (3/3) – Several countries' uncovering of a vast operation by China's Ministry of State Security targeting NATO and European institutions shows that Beijing's intelligence service has significantly revised its modus operandi in recent years.
LogoSubscribers only Agencies, Operations 27.03.2026

North Korea
Purges and dynastic succession: ninth congress strengthens Kim Jong‑un's grip

The 9th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea marked a far-reaching overhaul of the political and administrative apparatus, ushering in a new era centred on Kim Jong‑un's family and a compliant technocratic elite. Old structures of authority are being purged reinforcing the power around the supreme leader and paving the way for a dynastic succession.

LogoSubscribers only Defence, Back-door diplomacy 24.03.2026
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un and his daughter Kim Ju-Ae attending the military parade at the 9th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea, in Pyongyang, on 25 February 2026.

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