Vietnam and US make progress in fifth trade negotiation round
Vietnam and the United States made notable progress during the fifth direct negotiation round on the Reciprocal, Fair, and Balanced Trade Agreement in Washington, D.C.
Vietnam and US advance trade partnership in Washington talks
Vietnam and the United States held their eighth ministerial talks in Washington, D.C., aiming to strengthen a balanced and mutually beneficial trade relationship.
Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth visits Vietnam amid prolonged arms supply talks
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth is set to meet Vietnamese senior officials on Nov 2 as he visits Hanoi amid prolonged talks over Washington’s potential supply of military equipment to its former foe, including transport planes and helicopters.
Hegseth in Vietnam to strengthen defense ties and reassure a cautious partner
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was in Vietnam on Sunday, reaffirming a partnership built on healing the scars of the Vietnam War in a trip that will test whether Washington can reassure a vital but wary partner.
US, Vietnam agree to boost trade, tariffs on some Vietnamese goods may be removed
The United States and Vietnam will finalise a trade agreement in the coming weeks that will maintain 20% tariffs on most Vietnamese goods but lift duties on certain products that will be decided at a later stage, the White House…
How Vietnam could ease Trump’s China soybean pain
Vietnam could buy more American soybeans, softening the blow of China’s block and gaining leverage in US tariff talks
Trump wrath looms over secret Vietnam-Russia arms-oil deal
Will Trump seek to penalize Vietnam as he did India for back-door energy deals with Russia ?
Vietnam asks United States to reconsider seafood export ban
Vietnam has asked the United States to reconsider a decision that could lead to a ban on some Vietnamese seafood exports to the American market starting next year, a potential blow to an economy already hit by U.S. tariffs.
US hands over dioxin-cleaned land at Bien Hoa Airbase to Vietnam
A ceremony was held at Bien Hoa Airbase in Dong Nai Province, southern Vietnam on Monday to mark the handover of six hectares of dioxin-cleaned land, the groundbreaking of a treatment plant, and an agreement for additional U.S. funding to…
Vietnam’s FDI firms caught in Trump’s transshipment crossfire
FDI enterprises scaling down or pulling out of Vietnam due to new arbitrary 40% tariffs on transshipped goods
Farmers displaced by $1.5bn Trump golf course reportedly being offered rice and cash
White House denies suggestions resort in Vietnam presents conflict of interest amid row over compensation rates
American International School Vietnam faces dissolution after year-long shutdown
Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City have proposed dissolving the American International School Vietnam (AISVN) over unresolved financial and staffing problems more than a year after it ceased operations.
Vietnam reports strong January-July trade data, imports from US rise 22.7%
Vietnam reported robust trade activity in the first seven months of this year, with imports of goods from the United States rising by nearly 25% after its March tariff cuts on several American products, government data showed on Wednesday.
Trump tariff uncertainty distanced Vietnam from China. It didn’t last
Neighbours in South-east Asia are getting tariffs of about 20%
Vietnam to buy two Lockheed Martin helicopters, sources say, as US trade talks carry on
Vietnam’s police ministry has agreed to buy two Lockheed Martin helicopters, according to three people with knowledge of the talks, in what would be a key security deal since Washington lifted an arms embargo on the Communist-run nation a decade…
Why Vietnam will not balance against China
Vietnam is different from the rest of Asia in that it does not depend on the U.S. for security and China for trade. In fact, the opposite is true.
Trump says Vietnam trade deal is ‘pretty well set’
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that a trade agreement with Vietnam was nearly complete.
Is Trump tariff deal really a win for Vietnam – or a way of punishing China?
US exports account for third of Vietnam’s GDP and 40% tariff on so-called transshipments – products with Chinese input – means uncertainty for manufacturers
Donald Trump says US has struck trade deal with Vietnam
President says Vietnamese exports to US will be subject to 20% levy
Trump announces US trade pact with Vietnam
US president says goods from Vietnam will face 20% tariff, a lower rate than 46% levy he announced in April
Trump announces trade deal with Vietnam
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the US will charge 20% tariffs on imports from Vietnam under a new trade deal reached during last-minute negotiations.
Vietnam braces for end of US tariff pause
A pause on Washington’s 46% tariffs on Vietnamese imports is set to expire next month. In Hanoi, businesses have been working to diversify and cushion the impact of the US measures.
Trump’s tariff turbulence is reshaping Vietnam’s trade future
US President Donald Trump’s 46 per cent so-called ‘reciprocal’ tariff on Vietnamese exports, initially intended to be effective from 9 April 2025, has been paused for 90 days. While the pause alleviates immediate pressure, this period highlights the structural vulnerabilities of Vietnam’s export-driven…
Why Vietnam should revamp its economic model
Donald Trump’s trade shock is a wake-up call for faster reform
Made in Vietnam : Hanoi cracks down on fake goods as US tariffs loom
Since the United States accused Vietnam of being a hub for counterfeit goods, Tran Le Chi has found it increasingly hard to track down her favourite fake Chanel T-shirts, Gucci sunglasses and Louis Vuitton handbags.
How ‘Cali’ became a slur among Vietnam’s growing army of nationalists
Last fall, Vietnam opened a sprawling new military museum here, and among thousands of artifacts in the four-story building and a courtyard filled with tanks and aircrafts, one exhibit quickly became the star attraction: the flag of South Vietnam.