ASEAN leaders meet as U.S. tariffs rattle regional economies

Southeast Asian leaders held a summit in Kuala Lumpur on Monday under the shadow of sweeping new U.S. tariffs, with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim expressing concern over "increasingly complex and sobering global developments."Anwar, whose country currently chairs the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, said at the meeting's outset that the global trading system is "under further strain, with the recent imposition of U.S. unilateral tariffs," with the duties ranging from 10 percent to 49 percent to hit the regional grouping's 10 members.ASEAN has displayed resilience amid "incre…READ FULL ARTICLE