“While praising our economic cooperation, the secretary encouraged Vietnam to address trade imbalances,” she said.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio encouraged Vietnam to address its trade imbalances with the US in a call with Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son.
Rubio and Son, who is also deputy prime minister, discussed regional concerns including “China’s aggressive behavior in the South China Sea”, State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce said in a statement on Friday.

