Teflon Vietnam. This banner normally refers to the nation’s thriving trade in polymerizing tetrafluoroethylene resins used in everything from autos to cooking utensils. These days, it describes an economy to which nothing sticks, least of all US tariffs. In the third quarter, as US President Donald Trump slapped a 20% levy on Vietnam, the economy grew […]
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