THE country and the United States have agreed to speed up trade talks, Hanoi said. Vietnam has the third-biggest trade surplus with the United States, after China and Mexico, and is anxious to address the imbalance to head off President Donald Trump’s threatened 46% levy as part of his global tariff blitz.

HANOI: Vietnam and the US have agreed to speed up trade talks, Hanoi said today, as it announced US$600 million in deals to buy US agricultural products. Vietnam has the third-biggest trade surplus with the US,