Politics

The number of foreign students in Japan has increased to 310,000 in 2019, from 164,000 in 2011. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Education

Japan's foreign students struggle to stay and study amid pandemic

Vanishing part-time jobs upends government strategy to recruit young talent

10 May 2020
Ventilators are a key instrument in the fight against coronavirus. 
Coronavirus

Hanoi mobilizes Vingroup to make ventilators ahead of next virus wave

Vietnam asks local manufacturers to venture into medical market

4 May 2020
Thailand to begin the first of four phases of reopening businesses on Sunday. (Photo by Akira Kodaka)
Coronavirus

Thailand reopens restaurants and golf courses from May 3

Bangkok to ease coronavirus restrictions in four phases but extends alcohol sales ban

30 April 2020
The Independence Palace in Ho Chi Minh City will host some Reunification Day events. (Mel Longhurst/VWPics via AP Images)
Politics

Vietnam goes online to celebrate 45 years since end of war

Reunification Day ceremony follows lifting of coronavirus lockdown

30 April 2020
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Asia Insight

Vietnam power struggle enters critical stretch after virus victory

Economy and China top agenda as Communists prepare to pick 'Four Pillars'

28 April 2020
Beijing has been accused of using the coronavirus outbreak to renew efforts to consolidate its control over disputed parts of the South China Sea.
South China Sea

New South China Sea tensions rattle Manila and Hanoi amid pandemic

US and Australian warships sail in disputed waters after China bolsters claim

27 April 2020
A poster warning about the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is seen on a street in Hanoi, Vietnam April 20, 2020. 
Coronavirus

Vietnam to ease lockdown Thursday in most areas

Flights to resume, but parts of Hanoi will remain under social distancing rules

22 April 2020
A medical staff takes samples at a drive-thru testing center in Daegu, South Korea, on Mar. 3; the U.S. can learn from its partners.
Opinion

US can outshine China at coronavirus medical diplomacy

Washington needs to boost existing anti-pandemic research networks in Asia

21 April 2020
Construction on disputed Fiery Cross Reef in the South China Sea is seen here in 2015: China's neighbors are worred about Beijing's efforts to assert control of the strategic waterway. 
International relations

Vietnam protests China's new South China Sea districts

Move seen as effort to tighten grip on disputed waters amid coronivirus fight

20 April 2020
Vietnam extends social-distancing measures in 12 cities and provinces, including Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, until April 22 at the earliest. 
Coronavirus

Vietnam extends coronavirus lockdown in 12 high-risk locations

Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh continue to be locked down while businesses call for return to normality

15 April 2020
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International relations

Philippines sides with Vietnam after China sinks fishing boat

'Statement of solidarity' comes as Manila leans on Beijing for help with coronavirus

8 April 2020
Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha hands over the ASEAN chairmanship to his Vietnamese counterart, Nguyen Xuan Phuc, at the closing  of the 35th ASEAN Summit in November 2019 in Bangkok.
Comment

Vietnam's lost year: Coronavirus dulls diplomatic ambitions

Southeast Asia's packed diplomatic schedule is frozen amid pandemic

6 April 2020
Firefighters spray disinfectant to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease in Jakarta.
4 April 2020
A worker wearing a protective suit sprays disinfectant at the international arrivals terminal of Soekarno-Hatta Airport near Jakarta, Indonesia, on March 13.
Coronavirus

Indonesia to ban foreign arrivals as it declares health emergency

President signs regulation to ease budget deficit rule for three years

31 March 2020
Congress gave final approval to the largest economic package in U.S. history. 
Coronavirus: Free to read

Coronavirus: Week of Mar. 22 to Mar. 28, US House passes a $2.2tn stimulus

Hong Kong bans gatherings of over 4 people; Trump tweets he is working with Xi

28 March 2020
Pedestrians in Seoul: Governments across Asia are scrambling to mitigate the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
Coronavirus

Asia turns on the fiscal taps to cushion coronavirus impact

As crisis drags on, governments face pressure to offer even more aid

23 March 2020
A freeway sits almost empty in downtown Los Angeles, after California's Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an unprecedented statewide "stay at home order" directing the state's 40 million residents to hunker down in their homes for the foreseeable future during the global outbreak of coronavirus disease, in California, U.S., on March 20, 2020.
Coronavirus: Free to read

Coronavirus: Week of Mar. 15 to Mar. 21, New York orders millions to stay indoors

Mainland China reports zero new local cases for 3rd day; worldwide total surges

21 March 2020
The century-old Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi has been shut down for disinfection after two U.K. tourists at the hotel tested positive for the novel coronavirus. (Photo by Tomoya Onishi)
Coronavirus

Vietnam halts Europe visa waivers as nation's virus cases double

Hotel where Kim Jong Un met Donald Trump temporarily closed

9 March 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters on the White House South Lawn on Tuesday.
Coronavirus

Trump weighs adding Japan to coronavirus travel restrictions

India, Thailand and cities in China announce measures to limit travelers

4 March 2020
A street sign for Wall Street is seen outside the New York Stock Exchange in Manhattan, New York.
29 February 2020
Vietnamese guards patrol the Huu Nghi gate bordering China. Vietnam has shut down schools to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
Coronavirus

Vietnam isolates all South Korea arrivals, squeezing Samsung

Country serves as key assembling hub for Galaxy smartphones

29 February 2020
Rice fields line the Mekong River as it passes through southern Vietnam. Hanoi is receiving support from some quarters as it tries to check China's growing economic dominance over the river.
International relations

Vietnam puts the Mekong's fate on ASEAN's agenda

Hanoi looks to counter China by stressing river's noncommercial role

26 February 2020
People wait at a crosswalk along the Dongseong-ro shopping street in Daegu, South Korea. The country reported 142 new coronavirus cases on Saturday.
Coronavirus: Free to read

Coronavirus: Week of Feb. 16 to Feb. 22, South Korea cases soar again, to 433

US confirms 34 additional infections and expects more from cruise ship

22 February 2020
Shoppers wear masks at a market in Hong Kong. The city is disclosing where coronavirus patients live and what public transport they have taken.
Coronavirus

Asia authorities track patient whereabouts to arrest spread

South Korea, Singapore and Philippines identify thousands of cases of contact

19 February 2020
A staff member wearing a face mask stands in front of a restaurant on Valentine's Day in Beijing.
15 February 2020