US names Vietnam priority nation on IP rights watch list

7 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Apr 30

The designation in a new USTR report could trigger a fresh trade investigation into one of Washington's leading trading partners.
USTR said Vietnam had failed to resolve longstanding problems in intellectual property protection and enforcement.
The report also cited other countries, including China, as doing too little to protect US trade secrets.

With Vietnam's sweeping new IP laws, why is the U.S. escalating threats of a trade investigation now?

Are America's three simultaneous trade probes targeting Vietnam's IP theft or its entire economic model?