Vietnam Pivots Away from US-Led Trade Zone as Trump Preps for Office

December 12, 2016

Vietnamese officials once excited by joining the U.S.-led Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), a sweeping Pacific Rim trade zone, are looking instead to other deals that would stimulate their export-dependent economy as the pact may die under President-elect Donald Trump.

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Topics: ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS (ASEAN) ASEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY (AEC) MEGA-REGIONAL AGREEMENT

Regions: CHINA INDIA UNITED STATES VIETNAM SOUTHEAST ASIA ASIA-PACIFIC

Authors: VOICE OF AMERICA


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