As the United States presses its“reciprocal tariffs” campaign against ASEAN members, Washington's hard-nosed trade tactics are sending ripples far beyond the negotiating rooms of Singapore, Jakarta and Hanoi.

The shift in United States trade policy and reciprocal tariffs is prompting the Vietnamese business community to reassess its export strategies, while also creating opportunities to innovate, enhance operational efficiency, and strengthen sustainable competitiveness.

South Korea and Vietnam's leaders pledged to deepen economic cooperation on Monday as their export-dependent countries try to shore up longstanding supply chains as U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs shake up global trade.

Output, sales, and exports all rise as domestic demand strengthens and export tax cuts take effect.

Export value to Thailand reached 33 million USD in the first six months, accounting for 10% of Vietnam’s total squid and octopus export revenue and making Thailand the country’s fourth-largest single export market.

US trade officials will meet again with their Chinese counterparts within the next two or three months to discuss the future of the economic relationship between the two countries, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Tuesday.

As Washington’s sweeping new reciprocal tariffs take effect, businesses across Asia are bracing for impact.

When we think of ‘trade’, images of ships, containers and customs checks might spring to mind. But in today’s economy, a big chunk of trade doesn’t even pass through a physical border because it happens online.

Not only rising and maintaining the world's number 2 position in rice exports, many other agricultural and aquatic products of Vietnam also won big when export turnover increased sharply, agricultural product prices were high, farmers and businesses both benefited.

US Donald Trump’s trade war with China would likely see global businesses reshore back to the Asian giant even as Washington and Beijing have extended a tariff truce for another 90 days, an analyst said on Tuesday (August 12).