Southeast Asian Nations Want to Discuss Tariffs with Trump as a Unified Bloc, Malaysia PM Says

ASEAN kicks off summits with China, Gulf states amid US tariff threat

Southeast Asian regional bloc is set to hold its first-ever three-way summit with China and six Gulf countries.

The leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) met in Kuala Lumpur with a goal: to face the growing trade pressure imposed by the US, to address the crisis in Myanmar and to reinforce its international projection through new strategic alliances. READ ALSO:Starts in Malaysia Forty-sixth ASEAN Summit with a call for regional cooperation During the opening of the summit, Malaysia's Prime Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, revealed that he …

ASEAN tilts toward China and Gulf states as Trump tariffs bite

KUALA LUMPUR -- Southeast Asia will seek to strengthen trade ties with China and the Gulf states in a landmark trilateral summit on Tuesday, aimed at

ASEAN needs to be ‘united’ but ‘flexible’ in facing Trump tariff threats, say Southeast Asian leaders

On the first day of the 46th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur, regional leaders stressed the importance of unity in a changing global landscape.

ASEAN leaders to show concern over U.S. tariffs, Myanmar

Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asia Nations are set to show their deep concern over "unilateral tariff measures" without mentioning the United States at their meeting in Malaysia on Monday, according to a draft of the summit chairman's statement obtained by Kyodo News.

ASEAN nations decry Trump tariffs at summit and seek to diversify trade

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim opened talks by saying that he had written to President Donald Trump seeking a U.S.-ASEAN meeting on the topic.