US says Vietnam's currency actions 'unreasonable' but holds off on tariffs By Reuters  January 16, 2021 | 08:49 am GMT+7 Containers seen at Tan Thuan Export Processing Zone in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo by Shutterstock/Hien Phung Thu. President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday said Vietnam’s actions to push down the value of its currency are “unreasonable” and restrict U.S. commerce, but did not impose punitive tariffs. Releasing the results of its so-called Section 301 investigation into Vietnam’s currency practices, the U.S. Trade Representative’s (USTR) office said it would continue to evaluate all available options to correct the situation. That process will pass to the administration of Democratic President-elect Joe Biden, who is due to take office on Wednesday.