U.S. Firms Urge Washington to Lower Tariffs on ‘Valued Partner’ Vietnam

File image of Vietnam Communist Party General Secretary To Lam. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)

U.S. companies in Vietnam have urged the Trump administration to lower tariffs on Hanoi, according to a letter from the American Chamber of Commerce obtained by AFP on Tuesday, warning the levies would hurt their business.

The Southeast Asian manufacturing hub has the third-biggest trade surplus with the United States after China and Mexico, putting it in the firing line for US President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” global tariff blitz.

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