Trump declared Vietnam had agreed to slash their tariffs to zero if a deal was reached. He made this announcement after having a “very productive" call with To Lam, General Secretary of the Communist

This is not set in stone, and it may change after negotiations, as the tariff will only take effect on April 9

HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam will impose a temporary anti-dumping levy of up to 37.13% on some galvanised steel products originating from China, and up to 15.67% for some products from South Korea, showed a trade ministry statement dated April 1. The tariffs will take effect from April 16 and be in place for 120 days, the statement showed.

The talks between Trump and these countries pertain to only a small fraction of those affected by his sweeping tariff measures. Notably, this is seen as the first phase of broader discussions, as coun

The talks with Israel, India, and Vietnam are also being seen as the first wave of diplomatic outreach following Trump’s announcement.

Vietnam's foreign ministry on Friday said it regrets the U.S. decision to impose reciprocal tariffs on its exports.

Companies that embraced supply-chain diversification by moving some operations to economies geographically close to China now face an array of bad options.

Vietnam, Cambodia and Indonesia have said in recent days that they’re open to negotiations over the “reciprocal tariffs” Trump announced this week, while Singapore, a finance and trade hub, said it didn’t plan to strike back.