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Four officials are in detention over the paperwork that lets Vietnamese durian into China. Three days after the arrests, the government moved to change how that paperwork gets issued.
Aug 18, 2026
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13 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.
Aug 4, 2026
16 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.
Jul 21, 2026
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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.
Jul 1, 2026
2 min read
How two simultaneous Section 301 probes are building above Vietnam's 20% tariff rate
Jun 9, 2026