The Ministry of Finance plans to double the duties on imported urea
and DAP fertilizer products to 6% from the current 3% in an effort to
support sales of locally-made products and ease difficulties of local
enterprises. SEE MORE Local fuel trading firms are making much profit though the domestic
prices of diesel, kerosene and heavy fuel oil were revised down last
week thanks to lower fuel prices from the main suppliers of petroleum
products for Vietnam. SEE MORE VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam continues to sell its high-quality crude oil
at high prices and buy crude oil cheaply from other countries for its
domestic refinery. SEE MORE Gold fell to the lowest level in a week as a rally in equities damped
demand for an alternative investment amid concern that physical
consumption is faltering. SEE MORE HOUSTON (ICIS)--A Chinese group is considering building the largest
methanol plant in the world on the Houston Ship Channel, a Galveston
official said on Tuesday. SEE MORE