Vietnam orders airlines to accelerate U.S. deals as Washington trade probes mount

Vietnam has ordered its biggest airlines to review progress on multibillion-dollar Boeing and Pratt & Whitney deals and to seek more U.S. high‑tech imports to bolster trade talks with Washington.
The review is meant to counter recent U.S. probes into Vietnam over alleged trade distortions, intellectual property and forced‑labour concerns.
Big commercial stakes: carriers signed for 250 Boeing 737 MAX and 40 Boeing 787‑9 jets, while the U.S. trade deficit with Vietnam jumped to $54.8 billion in Q1.