As some Asian countries strike deals with Trump, others brace for tariffs

Open this photo in gallery: A container is loaded onto a cargo ship while docked at Hai Phong port, Vietnam, on April 16.Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters Even during the first Donald Trump administration, the idea of China and Vietnam striking trade deals with the U.S. while South Korea and Japan struggled to get an audience in Washington would have raised eyebrows. But Mr. Trump's second term has been full of surprises. Late last month, China agreed to resume rare earth exports to the U.S. as part of high-level negotiations in which both sides reduced stringent tariffs against each other, backing away from…