Vietnam’s President To Lam says Hanoi ‘very close’ to inking U.S. trade deal

Vietnamese President To Lam said his nation is “very close” to a trade deal with the U.S. as he pledged to buy more high-tech goods like aircraft to narrow the trade gap ahead of talks with U.S. administration officials in New York. General Assembly on Monday. Vietnam wants to import more U.S. items to support industrial production, although certain policy constraints persist on the U.S. side, the president said.