ASEAN nations pledge to buy more from US as tariff zero-day nears

Vietnam and Indonesia ahead in negotiations; Thai turmoil takes toll on deal attempt

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ASEAN countries are scrambling to make concessions with Washington to secure lower tariffs from the Trump administration. (Source photos by Yuki Kohara and Ken Kobayashi)

NANA SHIBATA, MAI NGUYEN and ISMI DAMAYANTI

JAKARTA/HANOI -- From buying dozens of Boeing planes to importing more U.S. soybeans, Southeast Asian countries are doubling down to appease Donald Trump as the deadline for a pause on the U.S. president's hefty tariff threats fast approaches.

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