All major powers—the U.S., China, Japan, the European Union, and India—saw an increase in trust from Southeast Asia this year. Of these, Japan remains the most trusted, and its trust level increased from 58.9% to 66.8%. The E.U. overtook the U.S. for second most trusted, while the U.S., China and India followed in that order.

Southeast Asian nations reeled on Thursday as they were hit with some of President Donald Trump's heftiest tariffs, which now threaten the economies that have benefited from investment since he imposed levies on China during his first term.

As the region prepares for a potentially "painful adjustment", Asia's automakers could focus more on domestic and regional markets to reduce their exposure to the US, say experts.

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Countries in the export-driven region of Southeast Asia have been hit with particularly high tariffs in the global round of levies announced by U.S. President Donald Trump. Six of the 10 Southeast Asian countries listed had tariff levels of between 32% to 49%.

They are open to negotiations with Washington, but will also seek to diversify their export markets away from the U.S.

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Southeast Asian currencies opened lower and the region’s stocks look set to drop after Asian emerging nations were given some of the biggest tariff increases by US President Donald Trump.

With robust existing institutional partnerships and a shared commitment to economic decarbonisation, Southeast Asia should turn to Australia for greater support in its energy transition.