Economy
Vietnam central bank to cut policy rates Wednesday to boost growth
Second reductions in less than two months 'to overcome difficulties' of COVID-19
Vietnam
Economy
Vietnam vows 5% growth in post-outbreak foreign investment pitch
Prime minister calls on South Korea, Japan, US and Europe at business conference
Opinion
COVID-19 will not slow Southeast Asia's shift from coal to renewables
Japan, China and South Korea must support move to cleaner energy
Engineering & Construction
Japanese builder's methods mean faster, cheaper bridges in Asia
Kochi Marutaka puts up infrastructure in mountainous areas, drawing limelight
Education
Japan's foreign students struggle to stay and study amid pandemic
Vanishing part-time jobs upends government strategy to recruit young talent
International relations
Vietnam protests Beijing's 'unilateral fishing ban' in South China Sea
Two nations have been embroiled in dispute over energy-rich sea
Technology
Apple to produce millions of AirPods in Vietnam amid pandemic
US tech giant hastens shift away from China
Finance
ASEAN banks prepare for flood of bad loans amid coronavirus havoc
DBS and Siam Commercial ramp up provisions as economic outlook deteriorates
Startups
Vietnamese e-commerce company Leflair files for bankruptcy
Liquidator to be appointed; co-founders recently joined fashion retailer Maison
Opinion
Vietnam must turn coronavirus success into economic growth
Country has acquired financial and political capital in US-China trade war too
Coronavirus
Hanoi mobilizes Vingroup to make ventilators ahead of next virus wave
Vietnam asks local manufacturers to venture into medical market
Coronavirus
Thailand reopens restaurants and golf courses from May 3
Bangkok to ease coronavirus restrictions in four phases but extends alcohol sales ban
Politics
Vietnam goes online to celebrate 45 years since end of war
Reunification Day ceremony follows lifting of coronavirus lockdown
Nikkei Asia Prizes
Grab: From business-school project to game-changer in Southeast Asia
Ride-hailing app brings financial security to drivers and new technology to region
Asia Insight
Vietnam power struggle enters critical stretch after virus victory
Economy and China top agenda as Communists prepare to pick 'Four Pillars'
Transportation
AirAsia, Lion Air resume Thai flights as coronavirus under control
Airlines to implement strict social-distancing rules on planes
South China Sea
New South China Sea tensions rattle Manila and Hanoi amid pandemic
US and Australian warships sail in disputed waters after China bolsters claim
Transportation
Vietnam Air restores key domestic route to 30% of normal
Regular overseas service still on hold, but Hanoi-Ho Chi Minh City flights at 13 a day
Coronavirus
Fragile ASEAN food supply chains creak under strain of pandemic
Lockdowns and export curbs lead to scrawny chickens and shortage fears
Coronavirus
Vietnam to ease lockdown Thursday in most areas
Flights to resume, but parts of Hanoi will remain under social distancing rules
