Asian economies formed the bulk of the 14 nations that received letters from the US so far, announcing higher tariffs on their goods from Aug 1.

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Later, Trump also announced the U.S. will impose 25 per cent tariffs on Malaysia and Kazakhstan, 30 per cent on South Africa and 40 per cent on Laos and Myanmar.