Trump administration lands parting shot on Vietnam over currency

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Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin speaks at a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Dec. 2. © Reuters

ALEX FANG, Nikkei staff writer

NEW YORK -- The U.S. Treasury Department has designated Vietnam as a currency manipulator in the final stretch of President Donald Trump's global trade offensive, and added Taiwan, Thailand and India to its currency monitoring list.

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