SINGAPORE -- U.S. President Donald Trump's latest threat to raise and broaden tariffs on Chinese imports has darkened Asian manufacturers' outlooks, which had shown signs of recovery in last month's Nikkei Purchasing Managers' Index survey.
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Falling prices for semiconductors and petrochemicals, and a slowing Chinese economy, contributed to lower exports from South Korea. © Reuters
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