WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump announced a trade deal with Vietnam Wednesday that would allow US goods to enter the country duty-free. Vietnamese exports to the United States, by contrast, would face a 20% levy. On his Truth Social platform, Trump declared the pact “a Great Deal of Cooperation between our two Countries”.In a govt statement,…
Fred Smith, FedEx Corp. founder and Marine Corps veteran who revolutionized the express delivery industry, has died, the company said. He was 80. A 1966 graduate of Yale University, Smith joined the Marines after college and was commissioned a second lieutenant. He left the military as a captain in 1969 after two tours in Vietnam,…
Fred Smith, FedEx Corp. founder and Marine Corps veteran who revolutionized the express delivery industry, has died, the company said. He was 80. A 1966 graduate of Yale University, Smith joined the Marines after college and was commissioned a second lieutenant. He left the military as a captain in 1969 after two tours in Vietnam,…
WASHINGTON: The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz was leaving Southeast Asia on Monday after cancelling plans to dock in Vietnam, amid reports it is headed to West Asia to boost the US presence as Israel and Iran do battle. At 13.45 GMT, the carrier was travelling through the Malacca Strait toward the Indian Ocean, according to…
