Finance
ASEAN banks prepare for flood of bad loans amid coronavirus havoc
DBS and Siam Commercial ramp up provisions as economic outlook deteriorates
Vietnam
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
Aerospace & Defense Industries
NEC wins $190m deal to supply satellite to Vietnam
Export package reveals edge large companies have over startups during crisis
Life
In Vietnam, the face of South Korea is a sprightly sports coach
Soccer manager Park Hang-seo's on-field success makes him a marketing phenomenon
The Big Story
'Government puts economy before life': Voices from the pandemic
Living in coronavirus lockdown, Asia adapts to a new abnormal
Transportation
Virgin collapse hints at further turmoil facing Asian airlines
Government support critical to industry's overall survival
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Arts
Asian artists hone weapons in fight against COVID-19
Creative posters and comics are helping people cope with the pandemic
Opinion
US can outshine China at coronavirus medical diplomacy
Washington needs to boost existing anti-pandemic research networks in Asia
Economy
Vietnam gives Samsung a pass on tough travel restrictions
South Korean engineers allowed to skip quarantine despite infection risk
International relations
Vietnam protests China's new South China Sea districts
Move seen as effort to tighten grip on disputed waters amid coronivirus fight
Companies
Vietnam garment makers hung out to dry as global orders vanish
Industry leader Vinatex weighs furloughs for 50,000 as coronavirus saps demand
Coronavirus
Vietnam extends coronavirus lockdown in 12 high-risk locations
Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh continue to be locked down while businesses call for return to normality
Transportation
Vietnam Air to unload stake in Cambodia carrier to secure cash
Airline industry scrambles to survive as coronavirus halts flights
Economy
Asian Development Bank triples coronavirus war chest to $20bn
Governments get the most, but companies can access $2bn in financial aid