Tung Ngo

1 week ago | straitstimes.com | Alexandra Stevenson |Tung Ngo

HO CHI MINH CITY – For Vietnam’s legion of factory workers, the mathematics of making a living was complicated enough before US President Donald Trump announced a whopping tariff on the goods they make. Ms Nguyen Thi Tuyet Hanh worked two factory jobs, six days a week, for nearly a year after her husband lost his job in 2023. She had no other choice to help feed their four children and keep them in school. “It was brutal,” Ms Hanh, 40, said.

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Damien Cave |Tung Ngo

On April 30, 1975, Vu Dang Toan commanded the first tank to smash through the main gate of Saigon's Independence Palace. After seeing so many die - after grinding away his youth battling the Americans and the forces of South Vietnam - he was there, alive and surprised, for the war's weary end. It was a full surrender. At the United States Embassy nearby, helicopters had already carried away the last Americans as the South's fighters disappeared, ditching their uniforms and boots in the streets.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Tiffany May |Damien Cave |Tung Ngo

China's leader is on a charm offensive in the region, but some of Beijing's neighbors are wary of being caught in the crossfire of a superpower rivalry. As China faces off with the United States over a punishing trade war, it is under pressure to shore up its friendships around the world, starting with its neighbors in Southeast Asia. But its relations there are complicated.

1 month ago | telegraphindia.com | Tung Ngo |Sui-Lee Wee

Imposition of 46% tariff on Vietnam also presents a sharp contrast to Washington’s recent embrace of Hanoi as an important bulwark against China and a manufacturing destination for many American apparel brands Tung Ngo, Sui-Lee Wee Published 07.04.25, 09:43 AM To Lam File picture Vietnam’s top leader, To Lam, has asked President Donald Trump to delay the imposition of tariffs for at least 45 days so the two sides can avert a move that would devastate the Vietnamese economy and raise prices...

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Tung Ngo |Sui-Lee Wee

Vietnam's top leader, To Lam, has asked President Trump to delay the imposition of tariffs for at least 45 days so the two sides can avert a move that would devastate the Vietnamese economy and raise prices for American consumers. The 46 percent tariff rate the United States has said it will impose on Vietnam is among the highest any country faces. The prospect of such a steep tariff has left Vietnam with a sense of whiplash and deep apprehension.