Trump Says US–Vietnam Trade Deal Nearly Complete

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the trade deal between the United States and Vietnam was nearly complete, the same day he announced a new deal with Indonesia. Speaking to reporters at Joint Base Andrews near Washington, Trump said he could disclose details of the Vietnam deal but did not believe it was necessary. “I don’t think it matters how much you release of the deal. We have a Vietnam deal, and I would say that that deal is being pretty well set,” the president said. Trump confirmed on July 2 that he had reached an initial trade deal with Vietnam that would see the Southeast Asian country pay a 20 percent tariff rate on goods sent to the United States and a 40 percent levy on any transshipping....