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Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is planning to deliver a foreign policy speech during her trip to Vietnam early next month.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 21, 2026
Takaichi to deliver foreign policy address in Vietnam
Takaichi is expected to say that Japan will renew its “Free and Open Indo-Pacific Strategy” to focus more on economic security, sources have said.
Tourists on the beach in Mirissa, Sri Lanka in 2022. Some hotels in South Asia have seen a sharp drop in occupancy.
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 21, 2026
The forces of scarcity hitting Asia may soon spread across the world
Many countries across the region are experiencing sudden jolts of disruption that they are struggling to manage.
The LNG Aquarius liquefied natural gas tanker in the Java Sea, off Indonesia.
BUSINESS
Apr 17, 2026
Iran war pushes Asia to think twice before doubling down on LNG
The near-closure of the Strait of Hormuz and the serious damage sustained by Qatar’s LNG export plant has sent prices higher and buyers scrambling for alternatives.
Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a ceremony at the Ho Chi Minh mausoleum during a two day state visit to Hanoi in 2023.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 14, 2026
China model gains appeal in Vietnam as police expand power
The two communist neighbors have swung between conflict and cooperation over centuries, with Hanoi now leaning more openly toward Beijing.
Vietnam's Communist Party General Secretary To Lam takes his oath as Vietnam's President during the legislature's session at the National Assembly in Hanoi on April 7.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 14, 2026
Xi to meet Vietnam leader as Hormuz blockade risks energy flows
The war in Iran has raised global supply risks and is pushing Hanoi to deepen cooperation with China, its largest trading partner.
To Lam, the general-secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, takes the oath to become Vietnam's president during a National Assembly session in Hanoi on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 8, 2026
Vietnam’s To Lam plans China visit next week after election as president, sources say
The trip would cement Vietnam’s ties with its much larger neighbor at a time ​when both are worried about energy security and face tariff pressure from the United States.
Vietnam's Communist Party Secretary-General To Lam speaks during the opening session of the National Assembly in Hanoi on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 7, 2026
Vietnam’s ruling-party leader To Lam elected president in structural shift
The widely anticipated move marks a break from Vietnam’s traditional collective leadership system, consolidating authority in one figure.
A BYD vehicle in a showroom in Makati City, Philippines. Early signs show electric vehicle makers such as China’s BYD are benefiting from a surge in crude oil prices due to the Persian Gulf conflict.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 20, 2026
BYD showrooms are bustling across Asia after Iran oil shock
Early signs point to Asian electric vehicle makers such as China’s BYD benefiting from a surge in crude oil prices due to the Persian Gulf conflict.
Authorities in Vietnam have grown increasingly concerned about the use of cryptocurrencies and stablecoins amid a rise in popularity regionally, increasing the risks of uncontrolled capital outflows.
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 17, 2026
Vietnam firms vie to launch crypto exchanges ahead of ban on overseas trading
Authorities have grown concerned about the use of cryptocurrencies amid a rise in popularity regionally, increasing the risks of uncontrolled capital outflows.
Disgraced Vietnamese tycoon Truong My Lan was found guilty of embezzling $12.3 billion from Saigon Commercial Bank in the nation’s largest-ever fraud case and was also convicted on charges including money laundering in a second trial.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Mar 17, 2026
Vietnam bank to sell mogul’s property and car to offset fraud loss
The proceeds from sales of the assets from disgraced tycoon Truong My Lan will go toward recovering the losses incurred, after courts ordered her to repay $27 billion in damages.
A man casts his ballot at a polling station during a parliamentary election in Hanoi on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 15, 2026
Vietnam elects new parliament and paves way for next leadership
The balloting for the roughly 500 National Assembly deputies follows the twice-a-decade Communist Party Congress where the key policies were set.
Do Van Tuan shows some of the Vietnamese books he took with him to the Sendai Detention House in Sendai in December.
JAPAN / Society / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Mar 9, 2026
The Vietnamese interpreter who sends his imprisoned countrymen books
Do Van Tuan, 45, hopes that through books, detainees might be able to make good use of their time while under detention to build a better future.
The Hanoi stock exchange in Vietnam. The country's benchmark index gained 41% in 2025, its strongest rise in eight years, as the export-reliant nation expanded 8%.
BUSINESS / Markets / ANALYSIS
Mar 6, 2026
Vietnam is booming, but foreign cash is fleeing from stocks
Foreign sellers say investing is handicapped by tariff risks, ownership limits and one firm’s dominance of the index.
A street in Jakarta. Indonesian immigration authorities have arrested 13 Japanese nationals for alleged involvement in fraud cases.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 5, 2026
Indonesia detains 13 Japanese nationals over suspected fraud
Local police in Vietnam have also detained four Japanese individuals on suspicion of defrauding victims in Japan.
The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested three men over alleged involvement in employing Vietnamese nationals without work permits in Fukuroi, Shizuoka Prefecture.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 4, 2026
Three arrested over illegal hiring of Vietnamese workers in Japan
The incident came to light last May following an investigation into a 26-year-old Vietnamese man who was arrested on suspicion of illegal stay.
A Vietnamese cryptocurrency investor looks at the latest Bitcoin values on a smartphone in Hanoi on Feb. 12.
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 16, 2026
Crash course: Vietnam’s crypto boom goes bust
Unlike neighboring China, which has banned cryptocurrencies, Vietnam has allowed blockchain technology to develop in a legal gray area.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off carrying Starlink V2 Mini satellites into low Earth orbit from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on May 14, 2025.
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 15, 2026
Vietnam licenses Musk’s satellite internet firm Starlink
Nearly 80% of Vietnam’s around 100 million people are internet users but gaps in service remain in rural and mountainous areas.
A Vietnamese worker picks tomatoes at a farm in Asahi, Chiba Prefecture, in 2018. Vietnamese comprised the largest percentage of foreign workers in Japan in 2025.
JAPAN
Jan 30, 2026
Foreign workers in Japan reach a record 2.57 million in 2025
The total was up 11.7% from a year earlier and comes amid an acute labor shortage in the rapidly aging country.
People wait to enter a gold shop in Hanoi on Tuesday
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 30, 2026
Heavy metal: Soaring gold price a crushing weight in Vietnam
The extraordinary run-up in gold prices has brought an unexpected windfall to many Vietnamese, but at a cost that weighs heavily for many.
Vietnamese President Luong Cuong (right) shakes hands with European Council President Antonio Costa during a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 29, 2026
Vietnam and EU upgrade relations as Trump roils global trade
The agreement aims to boost cooperation on trade and investment in semiconductors, critical raw materials and security.
Thailand gets serious about chasing high-spending tourists
Chinese tourists at Wat Arun Ratchawararam Rathawaramahawihan in Bangkok
Murakami says his novels are ‘different’ from AI literature
Haruki Murakami's first book in three years hit shelves in Japan on Friday.
Japan’s princesses face life-altering legal revisions
Princess Aiko, the daughter of Emperor Naruhito, said in a 2022 news conference upon coming of age that she hopes to “spend a long time together” with her parents.
Japan plans to sharply raise fees for residence permits from October
Foreign tourists walk on the path leading to the Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in May.
Micron breaks ground on $9 billion western Japan plant expansion
Micron Technology’s factory in Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture
Okinawa’s prized seaweed under threat as oceans warm
Local harvesters gather <i>mozuku</i> during low tide at Hyakuna Beach in the city of Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture. As the planet warms, rising ocean temperatures are placing increasing pressure on the seaweed industry.
‘Defense,’ not ‘warfare,’ stressed as pacifist Japan beefs up capabilities
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi attends an annual training session near Mount Fuji at Higashifuji Training Field in Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, on June 7.
Japan plans to sharply raise fees for residence permits from October
Foreign tourists walk on the path leading to the Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in May.
X Games returns to Chiba with new team format
Skateboarder Sora Shirai practices at Makuhari Messe in Chiba on Friday afternoon. X Games Chiba begins on Saturday.
NU Festival tests Takanawa Gateway City complex’s culture cred
Veteran improvisers Kazuo Imai and Atsuhiro Ito brought some unruly energy to NU Festival, a three-day multimedia event held at the Takanawa Gateway City complex.  

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