Local shares end positively on oil price hikes, better market sentiment Shares kept rising higher on Friday as oil prices picked up in the afternoon session to life energy stocks and spread positive impact across the market.

VN stocks rise further on oil price hikes The Vietnamese stock market was closed on Thursday for a national holiday.

Gas prices fall on global oil declines

Gas prices fell VNĐ69,000 (US$3) per 12kg canister on Wednesday as global crude oil prices dropped sharply.

PM elaborates on social distancing, calls for maintenance of welfare

The Vietnamese Government has made efforts to ensure social welfare for the public is maintained, especially for the poor and the unemployed, amid challenges posed by COVID-19, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc said.

Global lockdown tightens as virus deaths mount Harsh lockdowns aimed at halting the march of the coronavirus pandemic extended worldwide Monday as the death toll soared past 37,600 amid new waves of US outbreaks.

VN shares sink as worries about virus-hit market arise

Vietnamese shares slumped on Monday as market sentiment was pressured by worries about the broader spread of the coronavirus in the country.

Việt Nam’s GDP hits 10-year low in the first quarter Việt Nam’s gross domestic product (GDP) expanded by 3.82 per cent in the first quarter of this year – the lowest growth rate in the past 10 years – which showed the tremendous impacts of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the country’s economic activities.

Pandemic has no impact on business: An Phát Bioplastics The global spread of COVID-19 has had an insignificant impact on An Phát Bioplastics JSC’s performance in the first three months, shareholders were told on Wednesday.

Saudi chairs G20 crisis talks as virus threatens recession Leaders of the G20 major economies will hold an online summit on Thursday in a bid to fend off a coronavirus-triggered recession, after criticism the group has been slow to address the crisis.

PVN estimates billions of dollars in lost revenue as oil prices crash Petrovietnam estimated a loss worth up to US$3 billion in revenue this year if crude oil prices remained at rock-bottom levels of $30-35 per barrel as in recent days.