Winners of first trade war may not be so victorious

Slow growth:Vendors attend to customers at a morning market along a street in Bangkok. Thailand’s economy is likely to struggle with supply chain issues with Trumps latest trade tariffs. — AFP

THE often-proclaimed winners of the first trade war have their work cut out.

South-East Asian economies, usually portrayed as beneficiaries of fraying ties between China and the United States, have a challenging outlook.