China pressed on Monday for open trade and stronger economic ties at a regional summit in Malaysia dominated by the shadow of steep U.S. tariffs, as Canada's premier expressed readiness to meet U.S. President Donald Trump to defuse trade tensions.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has used the Asean Summit and related leaders’ meetings here to criticize China’s illegal activities in the South China Sea.

President Trump met with the emir and prime minister of Qatar Saturday aboard Air Force One during a refueling stop.

Making stops in Malaysia, Japan and South Korea, President Donald Trump's meetings with world leaders in Asia this week.

A trade deal between the United States and China is drawing closer, officials from the world's two largest economies said Sunday as they reached an initial consensus for President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping to aim to finalize during their high-stakes meeting.

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.

At a regional summit in Malaysia, China and the U.S. say they have reached a preliminary consensus on topics including export controls, fentanyl and shipping levies. Trump's 100% tariff threat is 'off the table,

Trump will then travel to Japan where he's expected to sit down with Japan's new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi. A political conservative, Takaichi is the country's first female leader. While the U.S. and Japan have already secured a trade deal, the two will highlight that aspect of the U.S.-Japan relationship.

President Donald Trump arrived in Japan to meet with Emperor Naruhito and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to discuss trade, investment and defense.