Vietnam Urges US Business Group to Help in Tariff Talks: Media

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh called on a US business group to continue supporting his country’s attempt to secure a final tariff agreement with the Trump administration after the two countries basically reached a consensus on the deal’s framework, local media reported.

Chinh made the request during a Friday meeting in Hanoi with the U.S.-Asean Business Council, The Investor website reported, citing the Vietnamese government’s news portal. The group represents companies such as Apple Inc., Boeing Co. and Amazon.com Inc., according to its website.