Tung Ngo

1 week 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.

2 weeks 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...

2 weeks 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.

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Tung Ngo |Sui-Lee Wee

2 hours agoFor years, Tim Cook has become something of a horse-whisperer figure in his dealings with Donald Trump. “Tim Cook calls Donald Trump directly,” the US president said of Apple’s chief executive during his first term in 2019, speaking in the third person. “That’s why he’s a great executive. Because he …