On 9 and 10 July, the inaugural symposium of the International Research Network (IRN), funded by the CNRS, “Rethinking Urban Planning and Transitions under Resource Scarcity : Indo-Pacific Cities within Planetary Limits” (RUPTuRS, 2026–2030), was held in Bangkok.

On June 11 and 12, 2026, the French Embassy in Thailand organized a Franco-Thai seminar on combating child sexual abuse, as part of the third annual Franco-Thai Law and Justice Week and the 170th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. While tragic incidents in France have recently reignited public outrage and underscored the urgent need for action to protect children, this meeting—organized by the Liaison Magistrate’s Office and the Internal Security Service—brought (...)

26 June 2026, 5:30pm–7pm (Vietnam Time, UTC +7)
Hosted by EFEO at Ho Chi Minh City
113 Hai Bà Trưng, Bến Nghé, D. 1

This presentation introduces Vịt Đực — a Vietnamese language satirical newspaper published from July 1938 to July 1939.

8-9 June 2026, Law Faculty, Thammasat University, Bangkok

Marking the 170th anniversary of diplomatic relations between France and Thailand, Thammasat University, in collaboration with the liaison magistrate service at the French Embassy, hosted a Legal Symposium on "Legal Perspectives and Influences" in Bangkok on June 9–10, 2026, bringing together academics, judges, institutions, and experts from both countries.

15-16 June 2026, 10 am – 5:30 pm
Departement of Sociology, National Taiwan University

This workshop was organized under the FORSEA/ORCHID Project, Global Mobilities in the Digital Age (NSTC/Campus France), in collaboration with CNRS/CEFC, IRASEC, and the Department of Geography at National Taiwan University, under the leadership of Prof. Hong Po-Yi and Dr. Beatrice Zani.

On May 30, Gabriel FACAL delivered a presentation in Indonesian titled “Returning to the Field with the Kanekes Indigenous Society : A Multidisciplinary and Multi-Sectoral Team Effort,” as part of a seminar at the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences at Serang Raya University – UNSERA (Indonesia).

On May 21, 22, and 23, IRASEC co-organized an international conference titled “Autonomous Social Sciences and Alternative Development in Times of Multiple Crises,” in partnership with the Center for Agricultural and Rural Development Studies (PSP3) at IPB University (Bogor) and the Alternative Development Program (AltDev) at the Center for Integrative and Development Studies at the University of the Philippines (UP).

Colloquium organized with the support of the CRISES laboratory, in partnership with the journal Relations internationales ; the Institute for Research on Contemporary Southeast Asia (IRASEC) ; and the Institute for Strategic Research at École Militaire (IRSEM).

On June 1^st, Jérémy JAMMES will participate in the panel discussion “The Indochinese Peninsula : From War to Peace” with a presentation titled “Actors, Diplomacy, and Religious Soft Power in Vietnam Since 1945.” On June 2^nd, he will co-moderate, alongside Nicolas BADALASSI, Professor of Contemporary History at Sciences Po Aix, the panel discussion “From ASEAN to the Indo-Pacific : Shifting Geopolitical Challenges.”

On April 6, 2026, Emmanuelle PEYVEL, an associate research fellow at IRASEC, was invited to the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), at the Centre for Research on Territorial Development (CRDT), as part of the Mesopolis chair focusing on small and medium-sized cities in transformation, led by Pham Thi Thanh Hien. On this occasion, she presented part of her research on Vietnamese high-altitude resorts, more specifically in relation to tourist practices linked to matrimonial events.

Clément Berthou, associate research fellow at IRASEC, will take part to CB+DC Conference (12-14 May, Kuala Lumpur), with the panel discussion about “Interoperability—Making New Digital Money Work” on 12 May, the panel discussion about “From Experiment to Infrastructure Digital Currency Comes of Age” on 13 May, and a presentation about “Cambodia’s Dollarization: Infrastructural Analysis of the Cambodian Monetary Framework and its Dynamics.”