President Trump’s quest to reorder global trade through personal diplomacy will be tested during his tour of Asia this week, as he faces the tantalizing prospect of a pact with China and the chance to bust through obstacles to completing deals with other key trading partners.

US President Donald Trump arrived in Malaysia on Sunday on the first leg of an Asian tour that will include high-stakes trade talks with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.

On Tuesday, Trump is expected to meet new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and make a speech on the USS George Washington.

Takaichi also accompanied Trump aboard a US aircraft carrier, the USS George Washington, where they were greeted by thousands of cheering American troops. Takaichi took the stage and praised what she called the "greatest alliance in the world" and pledged to increase defence spending.

US President Donald Trump lavished praise on Japan's first female leader Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo on Tuesday, welcoming her pledge to accelerate a military buildup and signing deals on trade and criti...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi gifted U.S. President Donald Trump the putter of late Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's putter, a golf bag signed by Japanese major winner Hideki Matsuyama an...

As part of an answer to a question about a potential third term, President Trump told reporters that the administration had "some very good people."

Watch live coverage as President Donald Trump participates in a bilateral meeting with newly elected Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Japan.

On Tuesday, both leaders signed the implementation of an agreement for the “golden age” of their nations’ alliance.