Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien on 19 June held simultaneous online talks with US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, as the two countries continue negotiations towards a reciprocal trade agreement.

The Ministries of Industry and Trade, and Agriculture and Environment jointly held a conference aimed at boosting trade in agro-fishery-forestry products between Vietnam and the US in Hanoi on May 9.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on May 6 chaired a meeting between permanent cabinet members and leaders of ministries and sectors to assess the current trade situation in the new context and negotiations for balanced and sustainable trade ties with the US.

A new training range for explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) has recently been inaugurated in Hanoi’s outlying district of Ba Vi, marking another step in the US and Vietnam’s decades-long effort to heal the scars of war.

The US has agreed to begin negotiations on a reciprocal trade agreement with Vietnam, as proposed by Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc at his meeting with US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on April 9.

In response to US President Donald Trump’s decision to impose a minimum 10% import tariff on all goods and a 46% countervailing duty on Vietnamese imports, the American Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (AmCham Vietnam) has put forward proposals aimed at balancing the interests of both nations.

VOV.VN - The April 4 phone call between Party General Secretary To Lam and US President Donald J. Trump on tariff reduction has been hailed by economic experts, businesses, and industry associations as a positive step toward stronger Vietnam–US trade ties.

VOV.VN - 2024 saw Vietnam earn US$119.5 billion from its exports to the United States, with top 10 export commodities bringing in US$98.54 billion.

In the wake of the US' fresh announcement of a 46% tariff on Vietnamese exports, Director of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT)’s Department of Foreign Market Development Ta Hoang Linh remains optimistic about the potential for negotiations to achieve a mutually beneficial outcome.

VOV.VN - Vietnam regrets the United States’ decision to impose reciprocal tariffs on Vietnamese exports to its market, Pham Thu Hang, spokesperson for the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said.