Concern is increasing throughout Southeast Asia as U.S. officials, intent on slowing China, have yet to say how they will define the origin country of imports.

The president’s swing through Malaysia, Japan and Korea will also include meetings with allies strained by tariffs.

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Top economic officials from the U.S. and China will face off in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday to try to avert an escalation of their trade war and ensure that a meeting happens next week between U.

U.S. President Donald Trump will test his deal-making capabilities on a trip to Asia, a region battered by his trade policies, while doubts hang over his highly anticipated meeting with China's Xi Jinping.

The administration announced its trade investigation on Friday, ahead of a summit between U.S. and Chinese leaders.

The bloc of Southeast Asian nations will host world leaders at a summit this weekend that will run alongside pivotal trade talks between the United States and China and serve as the first stop for U.S.

President Donald Trump heads to Asia on Friday for a week of meetings with key leaders in three countries, with a main goal of securing a trade deal with China's President Xi Jinping -- in hopes of ending a monthslong trade war.

U.S. President Donald Trump will test his deal-making prowess in a region battered by his hardball trade policies on a trip to Asia next week, as doubts hang over his highly anticipated meeting with China's Xi Jinping.