Vietnam in midst of trade war among world powersVietNamNet Bridge - While global trade policies take place among the world’s powerful economies, small economies like Vietnam have to sustain enormous impact from the shifts in policies. While global trade policies take place among the world’s powerful economies, small economies like Vietnam have to sustain enormous impact from the shifts in policies. As for washing machines, the protective duty is the latest in the prolonged trade war. The washing machine exports to the US began soaring in 2016, when LG and Samsung factories opened in Vietnam. RELATED NEWSVietnam’s trade surplus hits US$2.7 billion in 2017What can the CPTPP trade agreement bring to Vietnam?