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Visa & Travel Facilitation: Vietnam says it welcomes China’s expanded visa-free options for Vietnamese citizens, including 240-hour transit and 30-day visa-free entry for Hainan, while Hanoi signals it will keep working with Beijing on further exemptions. Regional Trade & Payments: Tencent’s TenPay Global will let ShopeePay users pay by scanning WeChat Pay QR codes, starting with Singapore and Thailand before rolling out to Vietnam and others. Agriculture & Cooperatives: Laos and Vietnam meet in Vientiane to deepen cooperation on cooperative development, agricultural trade, and value-chain links. Trade Policy Watch: The U.S. International Trade Commission issues an affirmative final determination on hardwood and decorative plywood dumping/subsidies involving Indonesia, China, and Vietnam, setting up antidumping and countervailing duties. Security & Diplomacy: Vietnam also reiterates it is pushing for constructive talks with the U.S. over goods transshipment concerns.

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Aug. 19, 2026

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