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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
John Bowden

Vietnam bypassing its own laws to fast-track $1.5B Trump golf resort amid tariffs threat, report says

Donald Trump’s family business is breaking ground on an accelerated project in Vietnam as the country’s government seeks an updated trade agreement with the United States.

The U.S. president’s tariff threats have driven Vietnam to seek a new arrangement with America, potentially including efforts to combat trade fraud, as the White House inches closer to a July deadline when Trump’s so-called “reciprocal” tariff measures will snap back into place.

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