Vietnam is trying to purchase more goods from the US to narrow the US trade deficit with Vietnam, said Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue.

Low labor costs, adequate infrastructure quality, and simplified administrative procedures are seen as Vietnam’s pull factors for investors like Samsung, Foxconn, Nike, Adidas, Gap, and Levis.

Vietnam is seeking different ways to get more vaccines and speeding up its inoculation campaign.

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