Vietnam takes steps to avoid trade war crossfire

Japan's Nintendo will shift some of the production of its popular Switch gaming consoles to Vietnam from China.

More than 99 percent of tariffs on Vietnamese exports to the EU will be removed after 7 years in force.

Vietnam has removed tariffs on several products including fruit and frozen foods imported from six CPTPP signatories.

The government will get tough with goods being exported to the U.S. under Vietnamese labels to avoid tariffs on Chinese imports.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he would meet Chinese President Xi Jinping next month as the trade war between the world's two largest economies intensified.

Vietnam’s benchmark VN-Index fell 16.17 points (1.66 percent) to 958 with most stocks losing value in Monday’s afternoon session.

The U.S. and China appear close to a deal that would roll back tariffs on at least $200 billion worth of Chinese goods and Beijing would eliminate retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods.

The U.S. and China launch a critical round of trade talks on Wednesday amid deep differences over U.S. demands for structural economic reforms from Beijing.

The CPTPP trade pact came into force in Vietnam Monday, carrying both hopes for opportunities and fears of challenges.

The direct power purchase agreement model for renewable energy, which has drawn much interest from investors, is set to be completed this month.

Vietnam’s new feed-in tariffs are attracting great interest in wind power, but investors are concerned about grid connection and purchase agreements.

U.S. President Donald Trump sat down for a tariffs showdown over dinner with China's leader Saturday after a tense G20 summit.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday he expected to raise tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese imports from 10 percent to 25 percent.