Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and US President Donald Trump have signed deals. Photo: AP PHOTO

The United States has signed a flurry of deals on trade and critical minerals with four Southeast Asian partners, looking to address trade imbalances and diversify supply chains amid tighter export curbs on rare earths by China.

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US President Donald Trump, who is in Kuala Lumpur to attend a summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, signed reciprocal trade deals with his Malaysian and Cambodian counterparts as well as a framework trade pact with Thailand which will let t

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