Topping the agenda at every stop is trade, with negotiators still ironing out the details of pacts expected to be signed during Trump’s three-country Asia tour.

US stock futures rose Sunday after US and Chinese representatives agreed on a framework for a trade deal, potentially averting a tariff hike to 157% on Chinese goods.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Monday urged Asia-Pacific leaders to choose dialogue over coercion and cooperation over confrontation, as he opened the East Asia summit at a time of sharpening rivalry between the United States and China.

Mariko Oi will be joined by regular guests from across the region, including South East Asia correspondent Jonathan Head and China correspondent Laura Bicker

US President Donald Trump said he does not plan to meet Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney while both are in Asia, after the trade dispute between the two countries escalated over an anti-tariff advertisement.

The Korean box-office hit, directed by Ra Hee-chan, has grossed $15.8 million at home and will headline Finecut’s slate at TIFFCOM 2025.