KUALA LUMPUR/SINGAPORE -- Southeast Asian nations should seek to minimize the impact of new U.S. tariffs by deepening intra-regional trade links and strengthening ties with markets such as Europe and India, businesspeople and analysts have advised.
Southeast Asia should also strengthen ties with Europe, India and the Gulf, analysts say

The ASEAN flag and those of its member states are displayed at a ministerial meeting in Malaysia in January. Southeast Asian nations are among the hardest hit by new U.S. tariffs © Reuters
KUALA LUMPUR/SINGAPORE -- Southeast Asian nations should seek to minimize the impact of new U.S. tariffs by deepening intra-regional trade links and strengthening ties with markets such as Europe and India, businesspeople and analysts have advised.