Trump tariffs: Can Vietnam golf its way out of new US import taxes?

Vietnam's Prime Minister has said he would "golf all day long" with the US president if it benefits his country.

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The US president's deadline to impose reciprocal tariffs on trading partners will come just days after he hit foreign carmakers with 25% import taxes.

Vietnam could be particularly vulnerable to Trump's latest salvo of levies. It has a large trade deficit with the US and has been a beneficiary of firms moving factories out of China to avoid measures announced during his first term in office.

While some countries have hit back at Washington, Vietnam's Prime Minister, Pham Minh Chinh, has suggested that he may take a more diplomatic approach.

Speaking in January, he said he was willing to visit Trump's Mar-a-Lago home in Florida and "golf all day long" if it benefits his country, drawing laughter in the room.

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