Urgent solutions must be sought to handle imminent electricity shortages, coupled with drastic adjustments to the future national power development plan and power purchase agreement. SEE MORE Oil futures gained nearly 2% on Friday as comments from a top U.S. official raised optimism for a U.S.-China trade deal, but worries about increasing crude supplies capped prices. SEE MORE Vietnam should act fast to switch to the circular economy, heard a workshop on promoting the no-carbon circular economy held in Hanoi on November 12. SEE MORE Vietnam is forecast to add two more jack-up rigs, as demand for oil exploration and production continues to rise. SEE MORE Vietnam has the potential to become a leader in tax reform, said Johan Langerock, tax policy expert of Oxfam at the Vietnam Fiscal Policy and Development Forum 2019, which opened in Hanoi on November 13. SEE MORE