Vietnam, Cambodia lead ASEAN comeback in Nikkei COVID index

World Cup host Qatar on top; 'zero COVID' China stuck in middle of pack

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A child receives a COVID-19 shot in Phnom Penh earlier this year. Cambodia and Vietnam both ramped up vaccinations dramatically. © Reuters

GRACE LI, Nikkei staff writer

HONG KONG -- Cambodia and Vietnam lead a Southeast Asian region that is on the mend from the pandemic, Nikkei's latest and last COVID-19 Recovery Index shows.

After tying for 100th place when the ranking was first published in July 2021, Cambodia and Vietnam have achieved a dramatic turnaround, ranking in the top 10 for four straight months. Some other members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have also significantly improved from a year ago, when ASEAN countries occupied the last few spots.

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