(Reuters) -Asia’s big manufacturing hubs struggled to fire up in October, business surveys showed on Monday, as weak U.S. demand and tariffs under President Donald Trump hit factory orders across the region.

While Trump’s visit to Asia last week led to some progress in trade negotiations with large manufacturing economies such as China and South Korea, exporters continue to be cautious about U.S. demand.

Private-sector purchasing managers’ indexes (PMIs) for October released on Monday showed manufacturing activity growing at a slower pace in China and falling in South Korea, with export orders in both countries declining.

Friday’s official PMI survey showed China’s factory activity falling for the seventh straight month, confirming suspicions that the earlier export rush to get ahead of

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