Long-term U.S. debt yields leaped Wednesday as investors sold 10- and 30-year bonds amid discussion about a potential $1 trillion federal stimulus package to help goose the economy.

Oil dropped 24% to a more than 18-year low on Wednesday as the coronavirus pandemic continues to sap demand for crude, and as rising worries about a global recession lead to fears of longer-term demand destruction.

European markets sank Wednesday, despite Western governments promising to unleash billions of dollars to help businesses and citizens get through the coronavirus pandemic.

Stocks tumbled on Wednesday, reaching a new coronavirus crisis low as investors worried about the economic damage from the pandemic.

Stocks in Asia Pacific lost their earlier upward momentum in Thursday morning trade as fears over the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic continued to weigh on investor sentiment.

Authorities of the northern province of Ha Nam have strived to ease difficulties for foreign businesses operating in the locality in the face of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). ​

As issues related to land use rights still hinder State-owned enterprises from executing equitisation on time, the finance ministry has built a draft to amend the current decree regulating land issues.

The VN-Index rose 0.25 percent to 747.66 points Wednesday, ending a five-session downturn that had shaved off over 10 percent.

Amid a surge in supply, locally produced face masks remain scarce across Vietnam due to distribution challenges.

Changes in business strategies have affected the net worth of Vietnamese billionaires.