Trade
Talks on Asian trade megadeal RCEP resume in COVID shadow
India likely to remain absent as Vietnam leads push for year-end agreement
Vietnam
Economy
Vietnam to boost Ho Chi Minh budget for first time in 18 years
Engine of the economy to get a lift to help country deal with COVID impact
Business trends
VIP quarantine: Vietnam luxury hotels double as isolation quarters
Services maintained for incoming foreigners who must stay in room 14 days
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Thai agritech startup raises $2m in pre-Series A round
Ricult targets product development and expansion into neighboring countries
Opinion
Reimagining Asia's response to COVID-19
Purpose-driven leadership, digital transformation and collective effort are critical
International relations
Malaysia says Vietnamese fisherman shot dead by coast guard
Kuala Lumpur says officers acted in self-defense in waters off Kelantan
Opinion
Southeast Asia stands to gain as US hardens South China Sea stance
Region welcomes US support for UN tribunal ruling rejecting China's maritime claims
Coronavirus
Russia aims COVID vaccine at Asian buyers beyond Philippines
Vietnam and others eye Sputnik V doses as scientists spar over safety
Economy
Vietnam courts EU investment in medical and drug supply chains
Vingroup's ventilator parts deal with Medtronic seeks third pillar of manufacturing
Coronavirus
On the ground in Vietnam's new COVID epicenter of Danang
Nation's early success slips away as coastal city becomes new hot spot
Materials
Vietnam steelmaker scraps blast furnace plant due to China glut
Hoa Sen's $10bn project had potential to double country's output
Transportation
Vietnam Airlines to slash wages in half to fill financial hole
Flag carrier cuts costs as it requests $517m government bailout
Coronavirus
Vietnam tries new local lockdowns to stop COVID but not economy
PM Phuc balances case counts with business activity in new coronavirus wave
Coronavirus
Vietnam deploys elite team to Danang to curb new wave of COVID-19
Hanoi tightens border control as illegal Chinese migrants reportedly surge
Coronavirus
Vietnam fights new COVID-19 strain with higher infection rate
Hospitals mobilized in Danang, while Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh conduct mass testing
Coronavirus
Japan and Vietnam fear new COVID waves as cases jump
Tokyo's daily cases hit another high of 463 on Friday
Coronavirus
Virus success story Vietnam braces for new wave of COVID-19
Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh on high alert after cases pop up
Coronavirus
Vietnam says every city and province at risk of COVID
Prime minister to put tourist hub Danang on 'strict lockdown' as new cases emerge
Coronavirus
Vietnam rushes to repatriate COVID-infected workers
First plane carrying over 200 from African dam project arrives in Hanoi on Wednesday
Coronavirus
Vietnam tightens border control as new coronavirus cases emerge
Prime minister calls for immediate prosecution of undocumented immigrants
