Vietnam signs nuclear power agreement as it seeks to rebalance US trade
Tuesday, 20 May 2025 () Hanoi (AFP) May 20, 2025
US nuclear power station builder Westinghouse has signed an agreement with Vietnam's biggest energy firm, Hanoi said on Tuesday as it seeks to head off stiff tariffs threatened by the Trump administration. Hanoi and Washington are engaged in a second round of trade talks after US President Donald Trump threatened a 46 percent levy on Vietnamese goods as part of his global tariff blitz, the i
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