Bangkok and Phnom Penh welcomed on Friday the 19 percent trade tariff imposed by US President Donald Trump, a government spokesman said. Both countries averted a threatened levy of 36 percent. Trump ordered stiff tariffs on dozens of trading partners in an effort to reshape global trade in favor of the US economy.

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order setting updated tariffs of 19 percent for Thailand and Cambodia -- down from the 36 percent initially proposed.

Long-simmering tensions between Thailand and Cambodia escalated to deadly violence on July 24, setting off five days of military clashes at multiple spots along the roughly 800-kilometer (500 mile) border.