FIRST ASIAN POPE IN OVER 1,000 YEARS? The odds that Pope Francis's successor will be Asian surged to nearly 60% this morning. Time to give the world's most populous continent representation in the Vatican?

吴说获悉，Stacks Asia Foundation 宣布在阿布扎比全球市场（ADGM）注册为 Stacks Asia DLT Foundation，成为首个在该地区受监管认可的比特币 Layer 2 基金会，计划依托 ADGM 的 DLT 框架，推动比特币在亚洲及中东的 DeFi 发展、开发者教育及政策合作，并以香港为枢纽拓展区域合作。https://t.co/WXrXqJ5R1X

The Think Asia Forum 2025 was held on April 15 in Singapore with a strong critique of U.S. trade policies and calls for greater Asian cooperation, as over 40 experts from across the region gathered to address global governance challenges. https://t.co/QclHJjPpZk https://t.co/YtWkRinF8Q

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A day full of action at the AFC U17 Asian Cup™️ Saudi Arabia 2025 🇸🇦 Japan secure their spot at the FIFA U17 World Cup, while Indonesia are on the brink of qualification. Meanwhile, Korea Republic and UAE keep their hopes alive as Round 2 heats up! 🏆 https://t.co/JbNdvBlf6W

You don’t understand Vietnam. You don’t understand Asia. And frankly, you don’t understand power. You speak of "destiny" like some overconfident schoolboy mistaking American suburbia for geopolitical insight. Let me say it clearly: Vietnam is no one’s vassal. Not China’s. Not America’s. Not anyone’s. We didn’t spend a thousand years resisting Chinese dynasties just to roll over today. We didn’t shatter French colonialism and bleed the most powerful military in the world to death in the jungles of Quảng Trị just to be told what our "destiny" is by someone who thinks Canada is the model for sovereignty. You confuse proximity with submission, and trade with dependence. That’s your first fatal error. Vietnam shares a border with China—yes. But we also share something deeper: A memory. Of war. Of peace. Of resistance. Of cooperation. And unlike you, we understand the psychology of coexisting with power. We know how to draw lines—how to defend them when we must, and how to keep the peace when it serves us. Your comparison to Canada is not only lazy—it’s insulting. Canada gave up its spine long ago. Vietnam never had the luxury. We learned to survive when survival meant fighting giants. Canada outsourced its soul to Washington. Vietnam forged its own. You think strategic autonomy is impossible? You’re already behind. Vietnam already has it. We trade with China. We trade with the U.S. But we serve neither. We hosted Biden. Then we hosted Xi. Then we hosted Putin. That’s not vassalhood. That’s leverage. That’s multipolarity in motion. You're stuck in a binary world—one where you're either a satellite or a superpower. That worldview is collapsing, and you don’t even see the cracks. And here’s the part that stings the most, isn’t it? Vietnam, a country bombed into the Stone Age, is walking into this new world with more dignity and independence than your empire ever had. We don’t need 800 bases to feel strong. We don’t need to sanction the planet to stay afloat. We don't need to threaten war to be heard. We just stand. And we endure. While your empire panics over TikTok and builds trade policy out of fear, Vietnam navigates history with memory, clarity, and will. So no—we are not destined to be anyone’s vassal. We were forged by fire. You were softened by comfort. And as the empire you worship drowns in its own debt, division, and delusion, Vietnam will still be here. Anchored by history. Sharpened by struggle. And free by choice. Don’t mistake survival for subservience. Don’t mistake proximity for control. And don’t ever mistake Vietnam for a pawn. We were born in resistance. And we don't kneel. Not then. Not now. Not ever.

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𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲𝘀 🇸🇦🏆 A big day in Group D at AFC U17 Asian Cup™️ Saudi Arabia 2025 📊 🎟: https://t.co/CHXYixYxvO #AFCU17# https://t.co/9NkNMuH3AG