HANOI: Vietnam's trade ministry has issued a directive to crack down on illegal transhipment of goods to the United States and other trading partners as it tries to avoid steep US tariffs , according to a document reviewed by Reuters. The ministry in the directive, which was dated and effective Apr 15, said trade fraud was likely to increase amid growing tension caused by US tariffs. That in turn would make it "more complicated to avoid sanctions that countries will apply to imported goods" if