The United States and Vietnam will hold a new round of trade talks by the end of next week, the Vietnamese trade ministry said on Thursday, after Hanoi submitted a document responding to U.S. trade requests.

The U.S. has sent a "long" list of "tough" requests to Vietnam in its tariff negotiations, including demands that could force the country to cut its reliance on Chinese industrial goods imports, two people briefed about the matter told Reuters.

The United States and Vietnam are set to hold a new round of trade negotiations by mid-June, according to Vietnams Ministry of Industry and Trade. The talks follow Hanois submission of a response to Washingtons