U.S. President Donald Trump has announced plans for tariffs that could hit virtually all of Vietnam's goods exports to its top market, worth last year more than $142 billion, according to UN data, about 30% of Vietnam's gross domestic product.

Vietnam is trying to ease potential trade tensions with the U.S. by considering an increase in imports of American farm products. This move comes as President Donald Trump pushes for reciprocal tariffs to level the playing field in global trade.

Most U.S. manufacturers surveyed by the American Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam said they would be likely forced to lay off workers if the Trump administration imposed tariffs on the export-reliant Southeast Asian country.

Donna Adelson explained why she and her husband were trying to board a flight to Vietnam when she was arrested on murder charges.

But prices have risen and I don't know how far they will increase in the future." Students sit on the stairs of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., Aug. 24, 2021.

Vietnam, as with many other countries, is also highly exposed to Trump’s threats of reciprocal tariffs on US trading partners. He has also threatened to levy 25 per cent tariffs on steel imports, which could also hit Vietnam, the US’s fifth-biggest supplier of the metal.

Nearly 50 lawmakers wrote a letter to President Trump last week urging him to award the Medal of Honor to a Marine veteran for his heroic actions during the Vietnam War, according to a copy of the correspondence.

Shares in mainland China and a gauge of technology stocks in Hong Kong fell Monday, breaking a blistering rally in technology stocks after President Donald Trump targeted China with the biggest salvo so far in his second term.