The cobalt market continued to rally in 2015, with the help of Tesla Motors plans to build a lithium-ion battery gigafactory to boost sentiment. SEE MORE British oil major BP is seeking buyers for its 50 percent stake in a Chinese petrochemicals joint venture, its single largest investment in China, in a deal that would fetch $2-$3 billion, people familiar with the matter told Reuters. SEE MORE The International Monetary Fund has warned Vietnam’s government about a growing budget deficit and public debt, largely due to a big rise in recurrent expenditure and ineffective usage of public investment. SEE MORE The local mining industry saw a decline in production growth in the past seven months, which is likely to extend to the end of the year, said the General Statistics Office (GSO). SEE MORE In the context of global oversupply and unstable oil prices, oil & gas exports must not be seen as the lifebuoy for the Vietnamese economy. SEE MORE