Regarding the ongoing negotiations on a Reciprocal Trade Agreement between the two countries, he emphasised that Vietnam remains consistent in its approach to the talks with the US, aiming for a bilateral agreement.

Some overseas Vietnamese firms, such as KD Trading, have boldly imported ST25 rice, helping to boost brand awareness in Canada. Việt Nam has now entered the list of the top five rice exporters to the Canadian market.

Despite steep US tariffs, Vietnam remains a magnet for foreign investment, particularly in manufacturing and industrial real estate, bolstered by competitive policy incentives, upgraded infrastructure.

Following Britain, China has struck a trade deal with the US, President Donald Trump has announced. Meanwhile, the EU is still pondering its way out of tariff hell, and US officials make clear it is back of the line.

Vietnamese seafood exports may stay at the US$10 billion mark this year in the best-case scenario, provided the US removes reciprocal tariffs on Vietnamese goods after July 9, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers.

The trade war triggered by US tariff policies is expected to persist, causing businesses to adopt a “wait and see” approach, several Thai experts have said.

Vietnam’s uneven industrialisation experience reveals the limits of a pro-international trade and pro-FDI strategy, says academic Guanie Lim. To move beyond the role of assembler and connector, it could adopt some of China’s approaches.

Petitions Filed Requesting the Imposition of Antidumping and Countervailing Duties on Imports of Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from Algeria, Bulgaria, Egypt, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.