Vietnam, U.S. to Speed up Trade Talks: Hanoi

Vietnam, Thailand, and Indonesia face U.S. tariff pressure and China’s scrutiny as July 9 nears, testing regional supply chain loyalties.
Vietnamese garment factory in Ho Chi Minh City on April 3, 2025. Vietnam, Thailand, and Indonesia face U.S. tariff pressure and China’s scrutiny as July 9 nears, testing regional supply chain loyalties. (Photo by Huu Kha / AFP)

Vietnam and the United States have agreed to speed up trade talks, Hanoi said Thursday, as it announced $600 million in deals to buy U.S. agricultural products.

Vietnam has the third-biggest trade surplus with the United States, after China and Mexico, and is anxious to address the imbalance to head off President Donald Trump’s threatened 46 percent levy as part of his global tariff blitz.

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