Business deals
Alibaba backs Singapore's Ninja Van in $578 million fundraising
Logistics startup to invest in Southeast Asia infrastructure, technology systems
Vietnam
Coronavirus
Vietnam poised to miss GDP target as COVID squeezes economy
Q3 result likely worse than 2020, analysts say, with rebound hinging on faster jabs
Materials
Vietnam's pandemic-induced cardboard shortage lifts prices
Imports rise as bustling recycling industry seeks scarce materials
Agriculture
ASEAN food makers look to correct labor abuses in supply chains
Thai Union pledges monitoring across suppliers' tuna fleets to catch violations
COVID vaccines
Vietnam's homemade vaccines struggle to debut as COVID rages
Front-runner Nanocovax asked to evaluate efficacy
Coronavirus
Vietnam extends Ho Chi Minh City lockdown as COVID rages
Restrictions yet to quell pandemic in nation's commercial hub: 5 things to know
Transportation
ANA to increase international flights
Airline to respond to recovering demand in Asia and North America
Climate Change
Climate change may internally displace 216m people: World Bank
Report says Mekong Delta could become possible hotspot
Opinion
Vietnamese love the US, and China cannot change that
Attempts to turn the Afghanistan withdrawal to Beijing's advantage have failed
Companies
Why a carmaker bought a grocery franchise in Vietnam
Odd partnership highlights a trade rule since scrapped by the TPP and EU deal
South China Sea
China, Vietnam should avoid magnifying South China Sea disputes: Wang Yi
Neighbors in region and US dispute Chinese claims of historical sovereignty
Coronavirus
Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City has highest COVID death rate in region
Restrictions in commercial hub likely to stay beyond Sept. 15, experts say
International relations
China's foreign minister visits Vietnam to counter US overtures
Wang on vaccine diplomacy tour after visits by Austin and Harris
DealStreetAsia
Alibaba-backed fund invests in Vietnamese food chain Homefarm
The investor is branching out into the emerging markets of Southeast Asia
Health Care
Vietnam draws health care investment from Japan's Sumitomo
Trading houses make inroads into Southeast Asia's mostly private medical sector
DealStreetAsia
Vietnam merchant-platform startup raises $45m from KKR
KiotViet to use fresh capital for expansion into finance and logistics
Coronavirus
COVID Recovery Index: Delta strain and late jabs hold ASEAN back
Vietnam, Philippines, Myanmar and Thailand occupy last four spots
Coronavirus
Vietnam faces food delivery crisis in Ho Chi Minh City
Grocers and shippers overwhelmed with orders for necessities under lockdown
Technology
Indonesia's FinAccel expands to Vietnam ahead of planned US listing
Kredivo platform to offer 'buy now, pay later' services in market hit by COVID
