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South Korean special envoy Lee Hae-chan attends talks at the foreign ministry in Beijing in 2017.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 26, 2026
South Korea mourns death of former prime minister who nurtured democracy
Lee Hae-chan, an influential fixture on the ​country’s road to democracy, died during an official visit ‍to Vietnam.
A Vietnamese flag flies over Hanoi in April.
BUSINESS
Jan 25, 2026
EU set to elevate ties with Vietnam amid trade disruptions, source says
The elevation of ties to Vietnam’s highest level has been planned for months and was delayed largely because of schedule complications.
The Metropolitan Police Department's headquarters in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 21, 2026
Two Vietnamese nationals arrested by Tokyo police after burglary spree
Police suspect that the two were involved in a total of about 100 burglary cases in 11 prefectures.
People take Japanese language lessons at a job placement company in Hanoi. Vietnamese now make up a quarter of Japan’s 2.3-million-strong foreign workforce.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / FOCUS
Jan 19, 2026
Vietnamese caught in Japan’s illegal worker crackdown
Many come to Japan under its Technical Intern Training Program, which is billed as a way for foreign workers to learn skills to take back to developing countries.
To Lam takes his oath as Vietnam's president during the National Assembly's summer session in Hanoi in May 2024.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 19, 2026
Vietnam’s To Lam: Secret policeman turned changemaker
In just 17 months as general secretary of the ruling Communist Party he has swept aside rivals and centralized authority.
A woman plays pickleball in the playground of a residential area in Hanoi on Dec. 23.
MORE SPORTS
Dec 31, 2025
Noise complaints spark Vietnam pickleball wars
State media has dubbed the fast-growing sport an “acoustic hazard.”
Filipino and Australian soldiers during the opening ceremony marking the start of a multinational military exercise, at a military base in Palawan, Philippines, on Aug. 15. Formal mutual defense treaties with Japan, Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines, and South Korea are still in force, but relations between the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump and the governments of Asia’s democracies are a far cry from what one typically finds between long-standing allies.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 29, 2025
Asia adrift, Asia alone
Relations between the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump and the governments of Asia’s democracies are a far cry from that typically found between long-standing allies.
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with the leaders of Malaysia, Thailand and Cambodia after the ceremonial signing of a ceasefire agreement between Thailand and Cambodia on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur on Oct. 26. Hostilities between the two countries have since resumed.  
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 16, 2025
White House 2025 Asia upheaval set to continue in 2026
Will the Trump administration learn from its counterproductive actions in Asia in 2025? It seems unlikely.
U.S. senators telling American troops they don’t have to obey illegal commands has sparked ire from President Donald Trump, underscoring the enduring principle that soldiers must follow conscience and the law above orders.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 9, 2025
The duty to disobey unlawful orders was America’s idea
Members of Congress made a video in which they remind active service members that “our laws are clear: You can refuse illegal orders.”
Power transmission towers in Vietnam. The country has faced major blackouts as demand from the industrial sector and expanding middle class often outpaces supplies.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 8, 2025
Japan pulls out of Vietnam nuclear project, complicating Hanoi’s power plans​
The announcement comes amid strains in usually close ties between Vietnam and Japan, including from a planned ban on petrol motorbikes in Hanoi, angering market-dominating Honda.
Huawei and ZTE are banned from U.S. telecom networks as an "unacceptable risk" to national security.
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 29, 2025
Huawei and ZTE seal 5G deals in Vietnam as China ties warm after U.S. tariffs
Hanoi’s strengthening bonds with Beijing is stirring concern among Western officials, seven people with direct knowledge of the situation said.
A worker cleans broken glass at a hotel close to Quy Nhon beach as Typhoon Kalmaegi makes landfall in Gia Lai province in central Vietnam Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 7, 2025
Typhoon Kalmaegi brings destruction to Vietnam as Philippines death toll rises
The storm hit central Vietnam late on Thursday, uprooting trees, damaging homes and triggering power outages, before weakening as it moved inland.
A man wades through a flooded street following heavy rain in Hoi An, Vietnam, on Thursday.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Oct 30, 2025
Climate change and poor planning drive Vietnam flooding
The country is naturally vulnerable to frequent typhoons and some flooding, but the situation is being made worse by climate change, experts say.
U.S. President Donald Trump looks on next to people waving Malaysian national flags before he departs from Kuala Lumpur International Airport on Monday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 28, 2025
Trump’s new trade deals give U.S. an edge over Southeast Asia
The pacts give Trump some clear wins, such as the removal of many tariff and nontariff barriers on U.S. exports into those countries.
Pham Minh Chinh, Vietnam’s prime minister, at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 28, 2025
Japan and Vietnam agree to promote exchanges
Vietnam’s prime minister called for Japanese cooperation in areas such as technology, semiconductors and energy.
A new cybercrime pact being considered will be an unprecedented move that the United Nations expects will make responses to such crimes quicker and more effective.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 22, 2025
U.N. cybercrime pact to be signed in Hanoi raises hopes and concerns
The agreement is an unprecedented move expected to boost responses to cybercrime, but activists and experts have warned about possible abuses from its vague language.
People ride their motorbikes during rush hour in Hanoi in August.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 21, 2025
Japan warns Vietnam of job losses as Hanoi motorbike ban hits Honda
In July, Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh issued a directive prohibiting gas-powered motorbikes from entering the center of the capital from the middle of 2026.
As governments race to deepen ties with Vietnam for strategic and economic gain, they must not ignore the country’s escalating human rights crackdown, which threatens both its people and the long-term sustainability of its growth.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 20, 2025
Vietnam’s rights suppression carries a heavy price
Some Vietnamese say, “The government allows freedom of speech — just no freedom after you speak.”
Vietnam's Communist Party General Secretary To Lam (right) and Chinese President Xi Jinping
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 14, 2025
From menacing to ‘cool’: How views on China have shifted in Vietnam
Social media appears to be playing a crucial role in the changing mood in Vietnam — and in particular TikTok, which is popular among the young.
Rice that was about to be illegally imported, seized at the container inspection center of the Osaka Customs Nanko Branch Office on Aug. 8 in Osaka Prefecture
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 7, 2025
Osaka couple arrested for attempting to import rice illegally
The suspects are alleged to have tried to import some 45 tons of rice from Vietnam, claiming it as mung beans.
Murakami says his novels are ‘different’ from AI literature
Haruki Murakami's first book in three years hit shelves in Japan on Friday.
Suspected Asian fraud ring exec served fresh warrant in Japan
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department and Osaka Prefectural Police have issued arrest warrants for three people, including a suspected fraud network leader, over alleged immigration and residency violations.
Thailand gets serious about chasing high-spending tourists
Chinese tourists at Wat Arun Ratchawararam Rathawaramahawihan in Bangkok
Japan needs caregivers. Young Indians are answering the call.
Young people in India's northeast are increasingly studying Japanese in hopes of building new lives and careers in Japan.
Tokyo hospital baby hatch accepts 20 newborns in first year
Hitoshi Kato (left), head of San-ikukai Hospital in Tokyo's Sumida Ward, speaks during a news conference at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government building on Thursday.
Japanese nail salons are tourists’ new obsession
Tourists in Japan have always been interested in quintessentially Japanese approaches to modern culture, and, increasingly, visits to nail salons have become the new hot thing.
Filmmaker explores history of discrimination against foreign nationals in Japan
Takashi Nishihara, the director of "Now and Then," in Tokyo on Wednesday. The director has spent 10 years traversing politically charged terrain while exploring youth-driven grassroots political movements that scrutinize the status quo.
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.

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