Hun Sen is a wily survivor of Cambodian politics and the wider tumult across Southeast Asia over the last half-a-century. Born to rice farmers in a province heavily bombed during the secret U.S. war in Cambodia and Laos, he became a soldier for the Khmer Rouge, whose murderous regime from 1975 to 1979 killed about a quarter of the population.

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.

The US has reached trade agreements with Cambodia and Thailand, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said, days after the Southeast Asian neighbors agreed to a ceasefire at President Donald Trump’s urging to end deadly clashes along their disputed border.

The U.S. has reached trade agreements with Thailand and Cambodia, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said. President Trump has set an Aug. 1 deadline for countries to reach deals before he imposes higher tariffs.

Senior officials from both countries said they were still waiting to hear final details on the deals after comments by the U.S. commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick.