Spot propylene market in northeast Asia may continue its sluggish start to the Lunar New Year in the coming week but sellers are hopeful for a change in fortune in the final week of February or in early March. SEE MORE Oil prices on Monday hit their highest levels since November last year, lifted by OPEC-led supply cuts, U.S. sanctions on Iran and Venezuela, and hopes that the Sino-U.S. trade dispute may soon end. SEE MORE Vietnam faces a possible return to a trade deficit this year after three years of enjoying surpluses, experts said pointing to the sharp rise in imports and increasing difficulties facing exports. SEE MORE Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai said recently the ministry would consider increasing the price of electricity this year. SEE MORE Oil traders no longer expect the market to be over-supplied this year, amid optimism a full-blown U.S.-China trade war will be averted, and oil production growth will slow thanks to OPEC cuts and sanctions on Venezuela. SEE MORE