HANOI (Reuters): Vietnam said on Friday its trade minister met with the US Commerce Secretary and senators during a visit to the United States, pledging during talks on tariffs to narrow their trade gap and combat trade fraud and illegal transhipment.
Vietnam and the United States this week concluded a second round of trade negotiations, as the South-East Asian industrial hub seeks a deal to avoid a 46% tariff rate on Vietnamese goods, imposed largely due to its big trade surplus with Washington.
