Education
Japan to accelerate e-textbook use by removing screen time limit
Government wants digital books to be introduced to all schools by fiscal 2025
Education
Education
ASEAN's edtech startups eye brisk expansion on COVID boost
Companies plan to overcome new learning obstacles with accelerators
DealStreetAsia
Indonesian edtech holds Series A round led by Shunwei
Pahamify to upgrade online learning materials as COVID pushes demand higher
DealStreetAsia
Vietnamese edtech Topica CEO departs for 'personal' reasons
Investors to launch new online learning platform in restructuring effort
Coronavirus
South Korea college exam puts students and COVID protocols to test
490,000 high schoolers, including virus patients, to determine their futures
Education
China's education tech startups score new pupils in pandemic
AI homework app from Zuoyebang finds answers in a flash
Interview
Nidec founder plans medical and business schools as Japan ages
Shigenobu Nagamori says higher education needs boost for corporate growth
DealStreetAsia
Singaporean Chinese-teaching edtech raises $6m led by Sequoia
LingoAce sees stay-home-driven growth in Asia amid COVID pandemic
Education
Hong Kong schoolteachers wary over government's tightening grip
Fears of crossing red line grow after instructor fired for independence discussion
Technology
From Chromebooks to cameras, ed-tech hardware surges on pandemic
Devices makers say remote working and learning are here to stay
Education
University of Tokyo's maiden bond sale sells out by factor of six
Elite school's ESG debt draws investors including Nippon Life and NEC
Politics
Xi joins Marx and Mao as required course at China's top colleges
Move follows increase in criticism from intellectual circles
Education
Hong Kong security law spurs fears over academic freedom
Overseas scholars and students shun territory's universities
DealStreetAsia
Indian startup Byju's raises $500m amid online learning boom
Latest round pushes valuation of edtech company to $10.8bn
Startups
Chinese e-tutor GSX probed by US after inflated sales complaints
Company denies accusations by short sellers after posting strong quarter
SoftBank
SoftBank joins India's online education boom with startup funding
Unacademy's valuation triples in seven months as COVID-19 boosts demand
The Big Story
Trump and COVID force Chinese students to rethink the US
A generation that buoyed the country's $170bn university sector is leaving
DealStreetAsia
Sequoia Capital becomes top investor in Indian unicorns
Silicon Valley firm has eight so far; SoftBank and Steadview Capital second
Asia Insight
Lockdown generation: COVID-19 upends Asian students' plans
With university experience on hold, traditional path to success gets a rethink
Education
University of Tokyo to raise $189m in first bond issuance
Easing of rules prompts Japan's educational institutes to seek private funding