Countries around the world are braced for Donald Trump's so-called "Liberation Day in America!!!" next week.

The US president's deadline to impose reciprocal tariffs on trading partners will come just days after he hit foreign carmakers with 25% import taxes.

Vietnam could be particularly vulnerable to Trump's latest salvo of levies. It has a large trade deficit with the US and has been a beneficiary of firms moving factories out of China to avoid measures announced during his first term in office.

While some countries have hit back at Washington, Vietnam's Prime Minister, Pham Minh Chinh, has suggested that he may take a more diplomatic approach.

Speaking in January, he said he was willing to visit Trump's Mar-a-Lago home in Florida and "golf all day long" if it benefits his country, drawing laughter in the room.

And that idea may not be too far-fetched. The Trump Organization is planning to invest billions of dollars in golf courses, hotels and real estate in Vietnam, according to the Reuters news agency.

The first project will reportedly be a residential complex with three 18-hole golf courses, which will break ground in May.

The BBC has contacted the company and its Vietnamese partner for comment.

But could golf diplomacy really work?

Trump has previously said Vietnam was "worse than China" and "almost the single worst abuser of anybody".

But he has not yet specifically targeted Vietnam with tariffs, even though it has the third largest trade........

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