Vietnam envoy meets Bessent, Lutnick to push trade deal


A shopper picks up imported apples at a supermarket in Hanoi, Vietnam on Thursday, April 10, 2025. Vietnam is pushing for a trade deal amid a 90-day pause in Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs. - AP

WASHINGTON: Vietnam’s deputy prime minister held high-level talks in Washington with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (pic) and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick as the nation pushes for a trade deal amid a 90-day pause in Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs.

The two sides officially agreed to start negotiating details of tariffs, which is the "most important pillar” of a bilateral trade agreement, according to a statement on the government website.

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