Vietnam's Prime Minister, Pham Minh Chinh, pledged on Thursday to maintain the country's economic growth target of at least 8% for this year, despite the U.S. imposing a hefty 46% tariff on the Southeast Asian nation's exports.

What looked like a safe bet to move manufacturing supply chains out of China is turning out to be a nightmare for many big retail brands.

HANOI (Reuters) - China's President Xi Jinping and European Union leaders are set to visit Vietnam in the next few weeks in a swirl of diplomatic activity amid growing risks from U.S. trade tariffs, officials said.

Vietnam's Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc and executives from companies including Vietnam Airlines JSC and Vietjet Aviation JSC will visit the United States this weekend as U.S. tariffs loom, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday.

Gen. John Vogt Jr., commander of Air Forces in Vietnam/Thailand, canceled the day’s 150-plane strike mission to Hanoi and dedicated the more than 150 aircraft to rescuing Locher. Despite a record 23 days of evasion deep in enemy territory, Sikorsky HH-3 Jolly Green Giant rescue helicopters extracted Locher with no injuries and no losses.

Luke Sparke’s sci-fi horror take on Ethan Pettus’ book where U.S. soldiers discover jungle enemies including primordial beasts will hit theaters this summer.

Vietnam, in a race to head off possible new US tariffs, announced it slashed import levies on a range of products, including liquefied natural gas and automobiles, according to a statement on the government’s website.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held an urgent cabinet meeting early on Thursday, state media reported, hours after the Trump administration said Vietnam would be hit with U.S. tariffs of 46% as it announced a global round of tariffs.