President Donald Trump plans to attend an October leaders meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Kuala Lumpur, according to the prime minister of host nation Malaysia.

United States President Donald Trump has agreed to announce Malaysia's tariff rate on Friday (Aug 1), said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Read full story

Anwar, who is also Finance Minister, announced that it was decided via a phone conversation with Trump at 6.50am.

Cambodia will nominate President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize for his involvement in a ceasefire that ended the country's fighting with Thailand.

The US set a 19% levy on imports from Thailand and Cambodia, lower than the 36% they originally faced, after President Donald Trump threatened to block trade deals with them unless they ended a deadly border clash.

First came a push from the Malaysian premier, then China reached out, but it was only after President Donald Trump called Thailand's leader last week that Bangkok agreed to talks with Cambodia to end an escalating military conflict.

Here are reactions to Trump's latest tariff announcements from countries in Asia as the clock ticks down to an uncertain deadline. "This is a good news for the citizens and economy of Cambodia to continue developing the country," Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said in a Facebook post on Friday after the revised table of tariffs was released.

Asian shares retreated Friday following choppy trading on Wall Street that saw more losses as investors assess President Donald Trump's order imposing new tariffs on 68 countries and the European Union starting in seven days.