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VIETNAM

BUSINESS / FOCUS
Apr 7, 2019
Insiders warn of continued exploitation by technical-trainee brokers as Japan launches new visa system
A whistleblower working for a technical trainee broker in Vietnam exposes a series of problematic, exploitation issues at such firms.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 1, 2019
Philippines alarmed by roughly 200 Chinese ships spotted near disputed South China Sea isle this year
Some 200 Chinese ships have been spotted near the Philippine-occupied Thitu Island in the South China Sea since the start of the year, triggering alarm in the Philippine military.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Mar 24, 2019
Small Japanese firms fear foreign laborers will abandon them when new visas kick in
As Japan braces for a fresh influx of foreign workers from the new visa system starting next month, small and midsize firms fear the system will end up helping only major firms in large cities, since those who qualify for the two new "specified skills" visas will be free to switch companies in the same...
JAPAN
Mar 22, 2019
Number of foreign residents in Japan rose 6.6% in 2018, while number of overstayers grew almost twice as much, government data shows
The record high of 2.73 million was driven by a surge in Vietnamese, Indonesians and Nepalese, the Immigration Bureau says.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Mar 20, 2019
Vietnamese blue-collar workers in Japan seen facing risks as labor system opens up
When a young Vietnamese woman found out late last year that she was pregnant after arriving in Japan on a technical trainee visa, she was given a stark choice: "Have an abortion or go back to Vietnam."
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 14, 2019
U.S. sends bombers over disputed South China Sea for second time in 10 days
The U.S. has sent B-52 bombers near disputed islands in the South China Sea, the U.S. Pacific Air Forces said Thursday, the second such mission over the contested waterway in 10 days.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Mar 7, 2019
Secret science of 'Lenin lab' keeps dead communist leaders looking fresh in North Korea and Vietnam
Perhaps none of the communist legacies shared by Vietnam and North Korea highlighted during Kim Jong Un's "goodwill visit" to Hanoi is stranger than the embalmed leaders on display in their capitals — and the secretive team of Russian technicians who keep the bodies looking ageless.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 2, 2019
We have your back in South China Sea, U.S. assures Philippines
U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo has assured the Philippines that a defense treaty would apply if its vessels or planes are attacked in the South China Sea, sparking a debate within the Southeast Asian nation over whether it should drop plans to review the 1951 agreement.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 26, 2019
Kim, Trump arrive in Hanoi ahead of second nuclear summit
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in the Vietnamese capital of Hanoi on Tuesday for their second summit, where the two aim to find common ground in negotiations that could ultimately see the North relinquish its nuclear weapons.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 25, 2019
Vietnam relishes role as peacemaker with Kim-Trump summit as it seeks to balance ties
While the leaders of North Korea and the United States debate banishing nuclear bombs from the Korean peninsula, the host of their summit this week, Vietnam, is relishing its role as a promoter of peace.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Feb 25, 2019
How North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un went from global pariah to guest of honor
Kim Jong Un's arrival in Vietnam by train this week for a second meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump may be most remarkable for how normal it's becoming.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 23, 2019
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un departs by train for Vietnam ahead of summit with Trump: report
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un set off by train for Vietnam on Saturday for his second summit with U.S. President Donald Trump next week, Russia's TASS news agency reported.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 20, 2019
North Korea's Kim to travel to Vietnam by train; Trump summit at Government Guesthouse: sources
Vietnam is preparing for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to arrive by train for his summit in Hanoi next week with U.S. President Donald Trump, two sources with direct knowledge of security and logistics planning said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 20, 2019
Leadership styles: Hanoi barber celebrates North Korea-U.S. summit with free Trump and Kim haircuts
For those who like to push the cutting edge of style, two of the world's most talked-about haircuts are now available for free, in Vietnam.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 19, 2019
What North Korea could learn from Vietnam
The Asian tiger would be an especially apt model for Kim Jong Un to emulate.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 13, 2019
Lovers, comrades! Forbidden love in North Korea finds a way in Vietnam
A young couple with matching expressions stare nervously into the camera with deep brown eyes. He, a Vietnamese student, has just met the love of his life. She, a North Korean, is forbidden to love him back.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 12, 2019
Vietnamese woman flees during immigration checks at Narita airport
The Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau said Sunday that a Vietnamese woman fled during immigration checks at Narita International Airport in Chiba Prefecture.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 11, 2019
U.S. destroyers sail in disputed South China Sea as trade tensions simmer
The U.S. sent two warships close by islands claimed by Beijing in the disputed South China Sea on Monday, the U.S. Navy's 7th Fleet said, as American negotiators arrived in the Chinese capital for talks aimed at resolving a trade spat between the two powers.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 9, 2019
Trump says second summit with North Korea's Kim Jong Un to be held in Hanoi
U.S. President Donald Trump announced Friday that his second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will be held in Hanoi at the end of this month as the two sides seek to inject fresh momentum into denuclearization talks.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Feb 8, 2019
North Korea could emulate Vietnam-style reforms if Kim Jong Un chooses to follow Hanoi
Nestled in a leafy park between a rusting Soviet fighter jet and the old East German Embassy, a lonely statue of Lenin stands in the center of Hanoi as a symbol of the Russian revolutionary's inspiration to communist-ruled Vietnam.
Japan to revise romanization rules for first time in 70 years
The Agency for Cultural Affairs is recommending replacing the government’s long-standing Kunrei system with more widely used Hepburn-style spellings.
JR East cancels luxury train run over crew's boozing
East Japan Railway said Thursday that it will cancel one trip of a luxury overnight sleeper service, which was originally scheduled to depart from Ueno Station in Tokyo on Aug. 30, after crew members were found to have been drinking alcohol on duty.
Demystifying the manufacturing success of China
China’s massive scale, strong education system and competitive local governance have enabled it to reach the technological frontier and dominate high-tech manufacturing despite its low per capita gross domestic product.
Infectious diseases to watch for in Japan this summer amid surge of cases
An illustration of a colony of the Bordetella pertussis bacterium that causes pertussis, or whooping cough. As of Aug. 10, there were 64,467 cases reported this year, according to the latest data from the Japan Institute for Health Security.
103-year-old remembers Soviet attack right after WWII
Shoichi Takahashi holds a photo of himself when he was younger, in Otaru, Hokkaido, on May 17.
Alicia Keys closed Summer Sonic, but J-pop owned it
Summer Sonic’s 2025 lineup demonstrated its strength, showcasing the latest in J-pop, including “new kawaii” act Fruits Zipper.
Big burgers and bigger ambitions for Japan's Burger King
Kazuhiro Nomura, president of BK Japan Holdings, which operates Burger King in Japan
Tokyo crowned No.1 'workation' spot
Workations were a burgeoning trend in the corporate world for years before the COVID-19 pandemic turbocharged it.
Atsushi Kitagawara’s exhibition finds poetry in architecture
The inverted cone, one of Atsushi Kitagawara’s six signature elements in architecture, is a key feature of the Nakamura Keith Haring Collection museum building.
Candidates preparing to make final pitches for Sawamura Award
Hawks pitcher Livan Moinelo has a 1.13 ERA in 19 starts this season.

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