(Reuters) -Malaysia's trade minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz said on Wednesday that he was "still optimistic" on reaching a trade deal with the United States, with still a few more weeks to negotiate the final terms.

Tengku Zafrul was speaking in an interview at the Reuters NEXT Asia summit in Singapore.

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