Vietnamese Acting Minister of Industry and Trade Le Manh Hung held a discussion with a group of US enterprises in the energy, industrial, and aviation sectors under the US – ASEAN Business Council (USABC) in Washington D.C. on February 2, the Ministry of Industry and Trade reported on February 4.

President Luong Cuong asked the two countries to continue interactions and mutual visits at all levels, especially the high level, to maintain mutual understanding and trust and together effectively handle concerns of each side, particularly the issue of reciprocal tariffs.

The US Government has lowered reciprocal tariffs on Vietnamese imports to 20% from 46%, the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) reported on August 1.