Although the details on the trade deal are sparse, Vietnamese exports to the U.S. will face a 20% tariff, less than a much higher rate that Trump had threatened.

Days before his 90th birthday, the Dalai Lama announced the Gaden Phodrang Trust, a non-profit he founded, will have the sole authority to recognize his future reincarnation, but China insists it will choose the successor of the Tibetan spiritual leader.