The COVID-19 epidemic has affected the Vietnamese economy, including the construction sector.

Coronavirus: Steel ministry asks PSUs not to cut production.

JSW Steel, one of the country's largest private steel companies, has decided to scale down/ suspend production at its units in the wake of the global outbreak of novel Coronavirus (COVID-19).

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has extended the application of measures to prevent evasion of safeguard duties against imported rolled steel and steel wire until March 21, 2023, according to the ministry’s Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam.

German conglomerate Thyssenkrupp to scrap 3,000 steel jobs.

China steel price average index was103.34 in Jan-Feb, down by 3.3％ YoY. China steel price index was by February, 28, down by 5.71％ YoY.

European Union leaders have told the bloc's finance ministers to draw up new measures to tackle the economic impact of COVID-19.

Jingye Group sends aid to British plants.