Vietnam to send deputy PM on US trip as tariffs loom, Bloomberg News reports

FILE PHOTO: The U.S. flag (L) flutters next to the Vietnamese flag at the Defense Ministry in Hanoi, Vietnam, June 1, 2015. REUTERS/Hoang Dinh Nam/Pool/File Photo

(Reuters) -Vietnam's Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc and executives from companies including Vietnam Airlines JSC and Vietjet Aviation JSC will visit the United States this weekend as U.S. tariffs loom, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday.

The two airline officials are expected to meet those from Boeing and some U.S. banks, the report said, citing sources and an agenda, while Phoc is set to visit Washington.