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Vietnam puts state workers in limbo
Taipei Times
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July 6, 2025
Sipping green tea in his garden of roses, ex-Communist Party of Vietnam official Nguyen Van Cuong said he is “jobless, but happy,” after Vietnam cut 80,000 state roles last week. Fretting at home after leaving public employment once considered a...
Vietnam tightens enforcement as social insurance violations and delays mount
Insurance Asia
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July 6, 2025
Failure to register eligible employees for SI or UI within 60 days of the legal deadline. Vietnam’s Social Security Authority (VSS) has issued clear rules outlining penalties for late payment, evasion, and non‑registration related to compulsory...
Business : BRICS Reaffirms Commitment To Fair Trade, IMF Reform, And Financial Cooperation
Bernama
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July 7, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR, July 6 (Bernama) — The BRICS grouping has sent a strong message in defence of a rules-based multilateral trading system, rejecting unilateral, punitive and discriminatory protectionist measures imposed that are not in line with...
‘Jobless but happy’: Vietnam’s mass state layoffs stir mix of relief and uncertainty
Malay Mail
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July 7, 2025
HANOI, July 7 — Sipping green tea in his garden of roses, ex-communist party official Nguyen Van Cuong says he is “jobless but happy” after Vietnam cut 80,000 state roles this week. But fretting at home after leaving public employment once...
Is Trump tariff deal really a win for Vietnam – or a way of punishing China?
The Guardian
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July 7, 2025
As news spread that Vietnam would become just the second nation to reach an initial tariff agreement with Washington, shares in the clothing companies and manufacturers that have a large footprint in the country rose with optimism. Just hours...
Trump says U.S. nears trade deals as tariff effective date delayed
Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Hawaii
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July 7, 2025
REUTERS/CARLOS BARRIA / APRIL 2 President Donald Trump delivers remarks on tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C. MORRISTOWN, New Jersey >> The United States is close to finalizing several trade agreements in the coming...
Trump says US nears trade deals as tariff effective date delayed
The Gazette - Colorado
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By Andrea Shalal MORRISTOWN, New Jersey (Reuters) -The United States is close to finalizing several trade agreements in the coming days and will notify other countries of higher tariff rates by July 9, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday,...
NEC director on Texas flooding, trade deals, ‘big, beautiful bill’ and more
KYMA - Arizona
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July 6, 2025
(CBS, KYMA/KECY) - Kevin Hassett, Director of the National Economic Council (NEC), spoke with Weijia Jiang on Face the Nation Sunday to offer condolences to the flood victims in Texas. "It's an incredible, heartbreaking story, and Kristi Noem and...
Denmark’s economy leads the world as Australia advances and USA declines
Independent Australia
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The Independent Australia ranking on economic management (IAREM) for 2025 affirms progressive policies worldwide, as Alan Austin reports. DENMARK HAS the world’s best-performed economy for the first time in the 19-year period through which this...
Vietnam’s axed communist leaders face uncertainty
The Manila Times
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July 6, 2025
HANOI — Vietnam is in the midst of a dramatic remaking of its state apparatus, with 100,000 positions slated to be scrapped as Hanoi seeks to streamline bureaucracy and boost the economy. On Monday, 80,000 roles were slashed as most of the...
Bessent hints at trade talk extensions
Boston Herald - Massachusetts
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July 6, 2025
Major U.S. trading partners hurried over the weekend to secure trade deals or lobby for extra time, while Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent indicated that some countries lacking an agreement by the deadline Wednesday will have the option of a...
Anwar meets Vietnamese PM Chinh at BRICS summit in Rio
The Sun Daily
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July 7, 2025
RIO DE JANEIRO: Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim held talks with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on the sidelines of the BRICS Leaders’ Summit in Brazil. The meeting focused on strengthening bilateral ties, with...
US tariffs to kick in from August 1 as Trump says America nears trade deals
The Indian Express
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July 7, 2025
The United States is close to finalizing several trade agreements with its trading partners in the coming days, and they would inform other countries of higher tariff rates by July 9 while the higher tariff rates are scheduled to take effect on...
July 9 US trade tariffs deadline to be postponed? Will Donald Trump 'chicken out' this time?
The Economic Times
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July 6, 2025
July 9 Trump tariffs deadline for trade agreement is almost here everyone from US Stock Market investors to commoners want to whether the scheduled date will be extended or not. The tariffs were part of a broader announcement in April where Trump...
Pressure from Trump for trade deals before July 9 deadline, but hints of more time for talks
PBS Frontline
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July 6, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is stepping up pressure on trading partners to quickly make new deals before a Wednesday deadline, with plans for the United States to start sending letters Monday warning countries that higher tariffs...
World News | Pressure from Trump for Trade Deals Before Wednesday Deadline, but Hints of More Time for Talks
Latestly
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July 6, 2025
Washington, Jul 6 (AP) The Trump administration is stepping up pressure on trading partners to quickly make new deals before a Wednesday deadline, with plans for the United States to start sending letters Monday warning countries that higher...
Trump applies pressure for trade deals before Wednesday deadline but hints at more time for talks
The Columbian - Washington State
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WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is stepping up pressure on trading partners to quickly make new deals before a Wednesday deadline, with plans for the United States to start sending letters Monday warning countries that higher tariffs could...
Trump says U.S. close to several trade deals as higher tariffs set to take effect August 1
The Globe and Mail
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July 6, 2025
Open this photo in gallery:U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with reporters, accompanied by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, on Sunday.Jacquelyn Martin/The Associated Press The United States is close to finalizing several trade agreements in...
U.S. tariffs to kick in Aug 1, barring trade deals: Bessent
Japan Today
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July 6, 2025
U.S. tariffs will kick in on August 1 if trading partners from Taiwan to the European Union do not strike deals with Washington, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday. The rates will "boomerang back" to the sometimes very high levels that...
U.S. border city residents put their 'Elbows Up' for Canada amid trade war
Yahoo Sports - Canada
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July 6, 2025
A woman holds a sign showing support for Canada-U.S. friendship at an "Elbows Up" rally in Ogdensburg, N.Y., on Saturday. (Jayden Dill/CBC)Hundreds of people gathered in Ogdensburg, N.Y., at the U.S-Canada border over the Fourth of July weekend,...