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Mekong Short Read
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Aug 12, 2026
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2 min read
VASEP's own July data shows US-bound seafood exports nearly flat over seven months -- before the Section 301 tariff has had time to fully register. The association says to wait for August.
trade policy
+13
Aug 4, 2026
16 min read
Two Southeast Asian economies signed trade agreements with the United States last October. One of those agreements has still not been ratified, and its signatory pays less than Vietnam.
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Jul 29, 2026
3 min read
The new Section 301 forced-labor tariff sorts 60 economies into 10% and 12.5% tiers by whether they ban forced-labor imports. Vietnam drew 12.5%; its own ban takes effect six weeks after USTR set the rate.
Jul 21, 2026
12 min read
The asks are non-tariff barriers, intellectual property, and economic security cooperation. Washington means export controls, and Vietnam has started paying on one of the three.
FTA
Jul 15, 2026
EFTA's tariff cuts land the day the deal takes effect; Vietnam phases its own over up to 11 years -- and an unusual anti-dumping standstill may matter more than the duty cuts.
Jul 7, 2026
15 min read
Inside the tariff stack Vietnamese exporters will be living with after this morning's hearing
Jul 1, 2026
The US is applying tariff pressure Vietnamese rice exporters can't easily avoid. The EU pathway that could absorb it just hit a certification bottleneck.
tariff policy
+11
Jun 23, 2026
Section 301's forced labor determination is building a permanent duty stack. Vietnam's coffee and seafood sectors are posting export records. Issue #4 covers both.
TiLV
+8
Jun 16, 2026
Brazil's Ministry of Agriculture cleared Vietnamese tilapia in 2025. Three other actors didn't agree.
