Tags BTA VN-US economic ties have grown quickly since BTA Friday, Jul 10, 2015 Since the normalisation of relations 20 years ago, economic relations between Viet Nam and the US have developed strongly in many sectors, and are expected to grow even further in the future, especially after the Trans-Pacific Partnership is signed. VN-US economic ties a turnaround Monday, Jul 06, 2015 It took less than 20 years for Viet Nam, which had been saddled with an embargo by the US, to turn that country into a leading economic partner.