Vietnam PM Hails ‘Unique Bond’ With US Days After Hosting Xi (2)

Vietnam’s Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said his nation has a “unique bond” with the US as his government engages in trade talks with the Trump administration to avoid a large tariff on its products.

Chinh, who earlier this week warmly welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping to Hanoi, said Vietnam’s relationship with the US is unlike ties with other countries, according to a post on the government’s website Friday. The premier made the comments in a meeting in the capital with Warburg Pincus Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Perlman, who is also chairman of the US-Asean Business Council. US Ambassador ...