Vietnam to cut duties on US imports, approve Starlink as Trump tariff decision looms


FILE PHOTO: Containers are loaded onto a ship at Tien Sa port in Da Nang city, Vietnam, March 6, 2020. REUTERS/Kham/File Photo

HANOI (Reuters) -Vietnam will cut its tariffs on several U.S. products including LNG and cars, and moved to approve Starlink services, as the country tries to avoid being hit with U.S. tariffs because of its large bilateral trade surplus.

The Southeast Asian industrial hub announced in past weeks a series of measures, including boosting imports, to reduce its trade surplus with Washington, which exceeded $123 billion last year, after U.S. President Donald Trump flagged wide-ranging tariffs on trading partners.

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