Trump knocks China trade surplus and says he might speak to Xi Jinping

Amid rising trade tensions, experts urge Vietnam to diversify markets, negotiate tariff relief, and reform for long-term economic resilience.

A Vietnamese delegation will take part in the 2025 SelectUSA Investment Summit, scheduled for May 11-14 in the United States' Maryland, Minister of Finance Nguyen Van Thang told US Ambassador to Vietnam Marc E. Knapper at their meeting in Hanoi on Thursday (May 8).

U.S. reciprocal tariff policies targeting several countries, including Vietnam, have become a focal concern for banks, as these measures could directly impact their clients and, in turn, affect the quality of bank assets.

Vietnamese raw bird’s nests have an opportunities to enter the Chinese market as an exclusive product after the MoAE and the GACC last month agreed on consultations on quarantine, inspection, and veterinary hygiene requirements for the import of the product.

The PM’s instructs that during the negotiation process, it is necessary to consider thoroughly and actively and timely respond to the proposals of the U.S. side under constructive spirit, goodwill and close cooperation.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and chief trade negotiator Jamieson Greer will meet China's economic tsar He Lifeng in Switzerland this weekend for talks that could be the first step toward resolving a trade war disrupting the global economy.

California governor Gavin Newsom announces a $7.5bn tax incentive scheme as Trump’s announcement of 100% tariffs on films ‘produced in foreign lands’ is mocked by Jimmy Kimmel and Fallon.

The European Union is under no pressure to accept an unfair tariff deal with the United States, its trade chief said on Tuesday, adding that it was being contacted by other countries seeking to forge closer trade ties with the 27-nation bloc.

Bitcoin rose alongside Asian stocks and a strengthening dollar after news that the US and China plan to hold trade talks.