‘Asean shouldn’t take sides in trade war’

BANGKOK: Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) should not take sides in the ongoing trade war between the United States and China, according to a Thai central bank official.

At the 3rd Asean Media Forum here on Monday, Bank of Thailand board member Suthad Setboonsarng said countries in the region “should not be wasting…time worrying about those wars. We focus on what we need to do.”