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

Fearing tariffs, one country reportedly ‘ignored its own laws’ to back a Trump Org project

Officials in Vietnam are under pressure to reach a trade deal with Donald Trump. They’re also scrambling to approve projects sought by Trump’s family business.

US tariffs: threat or opportunity for ASEAN’s clean energy ambitions?

In April, when US President Donald Trump announced steep import tariffs targeting a swathe of sectors, reigniting concerns among many ASEAN countries that have flourished under the China+1 strategy.

Southeast Asian leaders expressed their 'deep concern' about President Donald Trump's tariffs.

Southeast Asian nations express 'deep concern' over U.S. tariffs

The trade-dependent economies are looking to insulate themselves after U.S. President Donald Trump blew up global trade norms by announcing a slew of levies targeting countries around the world, then paused most for 90 days.

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, China and Gulf leaders meet in Kuala Lumpur to fortify economies as US trade trust wanes

KUALA LUMPUR, May 27 — Southeast Asian leaders are looking to insulate their trade-dependent economies from geopolitical uncertainty, in particular US tariffs, as they hold talks with Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Gulf state dignitaries in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday. US President Donald Trump blew up global trade norms in April when he announced a slew of punishing levies targeting countries around the world, including US allies. Though he subsequen…