US tariff deal provides relief for Vietnam and a sting in the tail for China
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US tariff deal provides relief for Vietnam, and a sting in the tail for China
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alt="A man shops for shoes from a Nike store at an outlet in Los Angeles, California on April 10, 2025. Trump on April 9 announced a 90-day pause on the most onerous new tariffs on imports to the United States for every country except China. Americans spend about $31 billion on sneaker brands with almost all sneakers in the US market coming from Asian countries of Vietnam, China, Indonesia and Cambodia, as Trump tariffs impose a new consumption tax of at least 42% on most inbound sneakers to the United States. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP)"/>Vietnam had been one of the biggest winners of the first iteration of US President Donald Trump’s trade war.
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alt=avatar-alt/>Philip Wen
VietnamBANGKOK – Given the vagaries of the Trump administration, Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh displayed considerable confidence on June 25 when he anticipated striking a trade deal with the United States.
“I hope that you will see that the result will come earlier than two weeks,” he said, speaking on a panel at the ‘Summer Davos’ in Tianjin, before the pause on 46 per cent “reciprocal” tariffs was due to lapse on July 9.
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