Plastics have become part of our everyday lives, in ways that we could not have imagined half a century ago when we produced 20 times fewer plastic products than we do today. SEE MORE Oil prices rose to their highest for 2019 on Monday after data showed refinery processing in China, the world’s second-largest oil consumer, climbed to a record in 2018, despite a slowing economy last year. SEE MORE In the first half of this month, Vietnam imported goods worth US$10.2 billion, while its export revenue totaled some US$9.2 billion. Therefore, the country had a trade deficit of US$1 billion, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs. SEE MORE According to Bloomberg, the rubber price on the Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) rose 0.8 per cent on Friday to finish last week at 186.20 yen (US$1.7) per kilogramme. SEE MORE Petrol imports this year should be sharply reduced as the Nghi Son Refinery comes into operation and the output of Dung Quat Refinery meets most of the local demand, said Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai. SEE MORE