河内：越南副总理范贾塔克周三（10月14日）在河内举行的一个活动上表示，越南和美国在一项贸易协议的谈判上已基本完成，尽管美国官员看起来更为谨慎。
HANOI: Vietnam and the US have nearly completed negotiations covering a trade deal, Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Tuc said on Wednesday (Oct 14) at an event in Hanoi, though US officials appeared more cautious.
范贾塔克在河内的一个商业论坛上表示，越南已将该协议的最终文本发送给美国。
Vietnam has sent the final text of the agreement to the US, Tuc said at a business forum in Hanoi.
“我们期待美国继续为越南商品以稳定和可持续的方式进入美国市场创造有利条件，”范贾塔克说。
"We expect the US to continue to create favourable conditions for Vietnamese goods to access the US market in a stable and sustainable manner," Tuc said.
范贾塔克还表示，越南期待美国在其针对越南产能过剩和知识产权等问题的第301条调查中作出客观和公平的评估。
Tuc also said Vietnam expects the US to make an objective and balanced assessment in its Section 301 investigation into issues including industrial overcapacity and intellectual property rights in Vietnam.
美国驻越南大使詹妮弗·威克斯在活动上表示：“我们的政府继续就互惠贸易协议进行谈判。”她敦促越南调整其数据保护监管框架，以吸引投资并使企业能够高效部署新技术。
Jennifer Wicks, the US ambassador to Vietnam, said at the event that "our governments continue to negotiate an agreement on reciprocal trade." She urged Vietnam to adapt its regulatory framework on data protection to attract investment and allow businesses to deploy new technologies efficiently.
美国科技公司多次警告称，越南对跨境数据传输的严格限制阻碍了该国的投资。
US tech companies have repeatedly warned that Vietnam’s strict limits on cross-border data transfers discourage investment in the country.
威克斯还敦促越南制定可预测的政策和稳定的定价规则，以利于外国投资进入其不断扩大的能源部门。
Wicks also urged Vietnam to develop predictable policies and stable rules on pricing to favour foreign investment in its expanding energy sector.
越南一直在与潜在的外国投资者谈判，就其将为发电厂发电支付的电价进行多年谈判。它还追溯性地削减了对一些可再生能源投资者的价格补贴。
Vietnam has been negotiating for years with potential foreign investors on prices that it would pay for electricity generated by power plants. It has also retroactively cut price subsidies for some investors in renewables.
美国商务部助理部长大卫·福格尔在活动上表示，他“抱有希望”两国将继续就贸易协议合作。谈判已持续超过一年。
David Fogel, the US assistant secretary of commerce, said at the event that he was “hopeful” the two countries would continue to work together on a trade agreement. Negotiations have been ongoing for more than a year.
美国是越南最大的出口市场，福格尔警告称，美国与越南的贸易逆差是美国与任何合作伙伴之间最大的逆差。根据越南政府的海关数据，越南今年前三季度对美贸易顺差达到1226亿美元。
The US is the largest export market for export-reliant Vietnam and Fogel warned that the US' deficit with Vietnam was the largest that the US has with any partner. Vietnam's trade surplus with the US reached US$122.6 billion in the first three quarters of this year, according to the Vietnamese government's customs data.
他敦促越南企业加大对美投资，并补充道：“我们期待与越南合作，将世界级的超智能硬件和创新解决方案引入越南。”
He urged Vietnamese businesses to invest more in the US, adding that "we look forward to working with Vietnam to bring world-class super-intelligence hardware and innovative solutions" to Vietnam.