Across Asia, factory workers, directors, trade associations and analysts voiced concern Thursday that US President Donald Trump's stinging tariffs could put jobs at risk and hammer key sectors of industry.

Trump ramped up a global trade war as he imposed sweeping levies on imports into the United States on Wednesday, sparking worries about what the implications might mean for workers and businesses.

"I can't eat or sleep well because I keep worrying about losing my job," said Cao Thi Dieu, who helps make shoes for Western brands such as Nike and Adidas at a factory in Ho Chi Minh City.

Vietnam was hammered with huge tariffs of 46 percent as part of Trump's global trade blitz, which sent shares tumbling more than seven percent in Hanoi on Thursday.

Dieu, 38, feared the tariffs would impact the job she has been doing for two........

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