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Recordings from the expert sessions are available on the NPF website: nationalpress.org/topics/trade/

4/ Don’t forget about trade in services. Data sovereignty is becoming a thing everywhere. Next thing you know and your Netflix movie could be subject to tariffs.

The US and Vietnam have reached an agreement on tariffs. Vietnam’s export now face a 20% tariff, much better than the previous 46%. But goods deemed to be transshipments would face a 40% levy.

The move reflects VinFast’s strategic pivot to Asia — which Rest of World reported on in early April. VinFast recorded record sales in 2024, but only 10% came from outside of Vietnam. restofworld.org/2025/vinfast-e…

Vietnamese EV maker VinFast is closing its direct to consumer showrooms in California to focus on a dealer franchise model. In Europe, they're also shutting down showrooms and service centers as they lay off 90% of the workforce. elektroauto-news.net/news/vinfast-e…

Myanmar’s internet blackout is costing lives in earthquake-hit areas Read @lamle52’s new interview with digital rights activist @barnyar restofworld.org/2025/myanmar-e…

🚨Asia editor at @restofworld application deadline : tomorrow Nov 15 🚨 linkedin.com/feed/update/ur… can't wait to see who'll be assigning the coolest stories on the continent to @LamLe52 & I ✍️

Calling all photographers: How is technology shaping your world? Show us with your entry into Rest of World's new photo contest and win up to $1,000 restofworld.org/pages/photogra…

“I was in the middle of my night shift when my ID stopped working” Philippine chipmakers are embracing automation — and leaving low-skilled workers behind restofworld.org/2024/chipmakin…

Reporter @LamLe52 talks about making the latest episode of Gig Workers Rising, our collaboration with @contextnewsroom, about the effects extreme weather is having on delivery workers in Vietnam Watch the full video restofworld.org/2024/gig-worke…

For Vietnam’s tens of thousands of gig workers, extreme heat is turning an already tough job into hell. Watch the new episode of Gig Workers Rising, our video collaboration with @contextnewsroom, hosted by @LamLe52 restofworld.org/2024/gig-worke…

I was part of the first iteration of this reporting initiative, a deeply inspiring and fulfilling learning experience. Feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions. Stories published in the 1st year of the Labor x Tech fellowship can be found👇 restofworld.org/collection/lab…

@restofworld is looking for 12 reporters from around the world to produce a series of stories at the intersection of tech and labor over the course of 12 months. restofworld.org/about/hiring/l…