Education
China's cram school fever shifts to athletics following crackdown
Greater emphasis on fitness in entrance exams drives trend
Education
Caixin
Finding jobs for China's 10.76m new college graduates
Job seekers face toughest job market in years
The Big Story
Dark futures: Afghanistan's women reel from Taliban school ban
U-turn on female education jeopardizes international legitimacy and economic recovery
Education
Chinese cram schools New Oriental and TAL rack up $1bn in losses
Operators pull out of academic tutoring services amid Beijing crackdown
Economy
China's child-rearing costs far outstrip U.S. and Japan: research
Only South Korea ranked higher among the 13 countries included in the study
Japan immigration
Japan cuts red tape to speed up foreign student entry
Critics say more needs to be done as waiting list grows
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Japan to let in foreign workers and students starting this month
Loosening of COVID border controls follows pressure at home and abroad
Education
Women beat men in Japan medical school acceptance rate for 1st time
Education Ministry starts publishing admission data after score-rigging scandal
China up close
Analysis: From leader to students, overconfidence clouds China
Reckless policies hurt economy and delay Xi Jinping's goal to overtake U.S.
Caixin
China tightens curbs on 'disguised' tutoring as winter break nears
Authorities enforce policy designed to reduce excessive homework and tutoring
DealStreetAsia
Indian edtech startup LEAD becomes unicorn after raising $100m
Company to expand affordable education service making use of fresh money
Japan immigration
Japan weighs slightly easing omicron entry ban for foreign students
Move would allow in only a few hundred scholarship holders
Education
60,000 staff cut as China's New Oriental Education pivots business
Company statement calls chairman's financial disclosures 'not authorized'
Education
Japan entry ban puts student exchange programs at risk
University of California, Johns Hopkins and more won't send undergrads in spring
Japan immigration
Foreign-born children in Japan struggle to enter universities
Drive to lure overseas talent could be helped by education reform, experts say
Caixin
A Chinese glass tycoon's dream to build a world-class university
Billionaire's plan has been brewing for years
Market Spotlight
Asia's lesser-known tech manufacturers shine in 2021 stock market
Chinese education companies are biggest losers; Alibaba and Tencent tumble
Politics
Peking University gets extra dose of Xi ideology with new centers
Communist Party keeps careful eye on former bastion of activism
Education
Vietnam edtech market soars to $3bn on remote learning boom
Blue chips and startups tap national campaign for digital talent
Hong Kong security law
Thousands of students leave Hong Kong schools in growing exodus
Concerned parents plot escape amid China's national security law
