Business trends
Casino losses mount as virus hits Asia's entertainment palaces
Betting on pent-up demand, billionaire resort operators keep to expansion plans
Real Estate
Interview
Thailand drums up post-COVID-19 investment in medical supplies
Board of Investment chief wants multinationals that can launch operations this year
Coronavirus
Thais make cautious return to malls, adjusting to 'new normal'
Government reopens shopping centers to rekindle sagging consumption
Energy
Every breath you take: Water and power tell if Tokyoites are home
Utility companies to share real-time data, but privacy concerns mount
Companies
China's road operators left battered by no-toll policy
Monthslong freeze on fees helped economy but dealt blow to state companies
Startups
Vietnamese e-commerce company Leflair files for bankruptcy
Liquidator to be appointed; co-founders recently joined fashion retailer Maison
Business trends
Japan's just privatized airports grounded from the get-go
Coronavirus wipes out inbound tourism, and with it all rosy plans for growth
Companies
Duterte apologizes to Philippine tycoons he threatened to jail
Share prices of big businesses surge as president offers olive branch
Coronavirus
Hanoi mobilizes Vingroup to make ventilators ahead of next virus wave
Vietnam asks local manufacturers to venture into medical market
Retail
Asia's duty-free shops battered as coronavirus freezes air travel
Chinese state-owned CITS suffers heavy loss while DFS undergoes restructuring
