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US welcomes Vietnam minister for economic talks days after Putin visits Hanoi
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The U.S. welcomed Vietnam's planning and investment minister on Tuesday for talks on enhancing economic cooperation. The State Department said this week's dialogue would cover economic security, semiconductors, the investment climate, digital economy, cyberspace, energy, and critical minerals. Last year, Washington upgraded U.S.-Vietnam ties to a "comprehensive strategic partnership". The U.S. is to decide by July 26 on whether to elevate Vietnam to market-economy status. U.S.-Vietnam trade is now worth $124 billion, making Vietnam the U.S.'s ninth largest partner in trade in goods. U.S. business are "very excited" about Vietnam but want to ensure a favorable regulatory and decision-making environment. Vietnam wants to attract chipmakers and boost its renewable energy sector. On Monday, the U.S. boosted Vietnam's ranking on a human trafficking report while citing concerns Hanoi had failed to launch investigations into government officials complicit in trafficking crimes. U.S. steelmakers, Gulf Coast shrimpers, and honey farmers oppose Vietnam's upgrade to market-economy status.
#Us #Vietnam #EconomicCooperation #Trade #MarketeconomyStatus #RenewableEnergy #HumanTrafficking
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us-welcomes-vietnam-minister-economic-174018633.html
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The U.S. welcomed Vietnam's planning and investment minister on Tuesday for talks on enhancing economic cooperation. The State Department said this week's dialogue would cover economic security, semiconductors, the investment climate, digital economy, cyberspace, energy, and critical minerals. Last year, Washington upgraded U.S.-Vietnam ties to a "comprehensive strategic partnership". The U.S. is to decide by July 26 on whether to elevate Vietnam to market-economy status. U.S.-Vietnam trade is now worth $124 billion, making Vietnam the U.S.'s ninth largest partner in trade in goods. U.S. business are "very excited" about Vietnam but want to ensure a favorable regulatory and decision-making environment. Vietnam wants to attract chipmakers and boost its renewable energy sector. On Monday, the U.S. boosted Vietnam's ranking on a human trafficking report while citing concerns Hanoi had failed to launch investigations into government officials complicit in trafficking crimes. U.S. steelmakers, Gulf Coast shrimpers, and honey farmers oppose Vietnam's upgrade to market-economy status.
#Us #Vietnam #EconomicCooperation #Trade #MarketeconomyStatus #RenewableEnergy #HumanTrafficking
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us-welcomes-vietnam-minister-economic-174018633.html