EconomyVietnam and Mekong peers pay economic price despite low virus tolls
Promising ASEAN quartet likely to fortify and diversify after pandemic cuts growth
A poster warns about the coronavirus on a street in Hanoi. Vietnam has recorded just over 300 cases with no deaths. © Reuters
DYLAN LOH, Nikkei staff writer
SINGAPORE -- Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam have detected far fewer coronavirus cases than their more advanced Southeast Asian neighbors, but their economies are taking a beating all the same, potentially forcing a rethink of their development models down the road.