Japan to study ‘quantitative management’ of foreign residents
World 11:45 25/07/2026TOKYO -- The Japanese government will study the "quantitative management" of foreign residents, or managing their ratio to the country's population, it was learned Friday.
Japan to reinforce immigration services agency
World 16:37 24/07/2026TOKYO -- The Japanese government plans to reinforce the Immigration Services Agency to strengthen the oversight of foreign nationals in the country, Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said Friday.
Vietnam court agrees to extradite int’l fugitive found hiding in Phu Quoc
Vietnam News 11:21 03/06/2026A court in An Giang Province, southern Vietnam on Tuesday approved the extradition request for a Kyrgyz national wanted internationally, after authorities located him hiding on Phu Quoc Island.
Japan Diet OKs hiking residency fee caps by up to 30-fold
World 16:52 29/05/2026TOKYO -- The Diet, Japan's parliament, enacted on Friday a bill to raise the caps on fees for foreign nationals' applications related to residence status by up to 30-fold.
13 foreign nationals caught illegally gambling in Nha Trang hotel basement
Vietnam News 13:31 03/03/2026Police in Khanh Hoa Province, south-central Vietnam caught 13 foreign nationals gambling illegally in a hotel basement in Nha Trang late on Sunday, seizing US$3,500 in cash and documents related to the operation.
Police investigate death of foreign national at Ho Chi Minh City hotel
Ho Chi Minh City 16:38 20/02/2026Police in Ho Chi Minh City are investigating the death of a foreign man found at a hotel in the city’s Hanh Thong Tay Ward, Phap Luat Thanh Pho Ho Chi Minh (Ho Chi Minh City Law) reported on Friday, citing authorities.
Japan plans stricter rules to address foreigner-linked issues
World 17:29 23/01/2026TOKYO -- The Japanese government adopted a package of measures Friday to address problems related to foreign nationals, including planned stricter rules on their acquisitions of Japanese land and nationality.
Can foreign nationals seek court approval for mutual consent divorce in Vietnam?
Expat Life 15:17 07/11/2025Foreign nationals who live and work long-term in Vietnam and hold permanent resident cards are legally entitled to request Vietnamese courts to recognize their mutual consent divorce, according to a legal expert who cites current civil and immigration laws.
