Education
Data journalism soars in the time of COVID-19
Industry experts speak on how the pandemic has changed news reporting
Education
International relations
Hungary's plans for Chinese university campus spark intense backlash
Beijing-friendly PM reels amid 70% opposition to facility on donated land
Education
Foreign student crisis spurs Australian states to reopen doors
Schools in study-abroad hub lose jobs and vital tuition revenue amid lockdown
DealStreetAsia
Edtech startup Byju becomes biggest unicorn in India
Company raises $340m, surpassing fintech unicorn Paytm
Education
China cracks down on tutoring schools amid education scrutiny
Fines imposed as Beijing looks to cut costs of raising children
Technology
Candy Crush-powered challenger enters Vietnam's edtech market
Learning from popular game, Sweden's Astrid faces potent rivals of its English app
Education
Japan weighs letting undergrads use credits gained in high school
New plan allows students more flexibility and universities more choice
Myanmar Crisis
As Myanmar school year nears, teachers and students say no to junta
Military wields penal code against educators but fails to snuff out opposition
Politics
China bars foreign curricula and ownership in some private schools
Beijing tightens control over burgeoning education sector
China tech
China fines SoftBank-backed ed-tech unicorn for false advertising
Zuoyebang among two industry startups slapped with $390,000 penalty
Caixin
Where is the pressure on China's schoolkids coming from?
Imbalance of quality educational resources feeds parental anxiety and demand for tutoring
Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Japan's foreign students complain Olympians given priority entry
With classes set to start, visas still held up by state of emergency
Education
Tokyo and Barcelona business schools explore future of capitalism
New program offered to test stakeholder-based market model
Education
US asks Taiwan to fill void as Confucius Institutes close
American universities look for alternative for learners of Mandarin
Education
Indian startup Byju's set to buy test-prep tutor for up to $1bn
Edtech decacorn in talks with Aakash to lure students aiming for elite schools
Caixin
China online education companies raise -- and burn -- cash fast
Most of the money goes to marketing rather than to improving service quality
Caixin
China online tutor Xueba100 apparently collapses, operations halt
Students and parents clamor for refunds as employees left without jobs and wages
DealStreetAsia
Tencent-backed edtech startup raises $210m in series D round
China's Meishubao set to speed curriculum development
Education
Chinese online learning app enlists Alibaba in $1.6bn fundraising
Zuoyebang has seen rapid user growth amid coronavirus-induced school closures
Education
Study-abroad hub Australia wants students back -- in small doses
First batch of 63 international students arrive under pilot program