Vietnam has promised to boost its purchase of U.S. goods including security and defence products, the government said Monday, as it seeks urgent talks with Washington to delay or deflect impending tariff impositions.
The Southeast Asian manufacturing giant counts the U.S. as its single biggest export market in the first three months of the year, but its key customer has now hit it with a colossal 46 percent duties, AFP reports.
That has prompted an urgent call for talks with Vietnam seeking consent from U.S. President Donald Trump to delay their implementation by at least 45 days to give time for negotiations.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said Vietnam would “approach and negotiate with the U.S. side to reach a bilateral agreement, moving towards a sustainable trade balance”, according to a statement published on the government’s news portal late Monday.
It would also…
