TPPMar 2, 2017 @ 10:00 PM 3,448 Forbes
Ralph Jennings Contributor

When U.S. President Donald Trump pulled his country out of the 12-nation Trans Pacific Partnership trade agreement in January, in the name of helping Americans, Vietnam noticed big time. Its economy depends increasingly on manufactured exports and the United States usually ranks within the top three markets for made-in-Vietnam goods. It won’t be enjoying tariff-free treatment in the United States, but it’s still looking forward to the similar perks of a free trade agreement signed in December 2015 with the half billion-population European Union.