Vietnam calls on US to rethink seafood ban as trade talks grind on


The livelihood of thousands of fishermen and workers are at risk, Industry and Trade Minister Nguyen Hong Dien said in a letter to US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick. — VNA/VNS

HANOI: Vietnam has urged the United States to reconsider a ruling that effectively bans certain seafood exports, warning it may disrupt bilateral trade and cost the South-East Asian nation’s seafood industry US$500mil in annual losses.

The livelihood of thousands of fishermen and workers are at risk, Industry and Trade Minister Nguyen Hong Dien said in a letter to US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick, according to a post on the government website.

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