00:00US President Donald Trump has left Malaysia for Japan for the second leg of his Asia tour,
00:06which is expected to include a highly anticipated meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
00:11Trump departed from KLIA at 10.06am after attending the 47th ASEAN Summit
00:17and related summits in Kuala Lumpur where several agreements were signed.
00:22Among them were trade deals rewarding neighboring Cambodia and Thailand
00:25after they signed a peace deal on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit,
00:29which Trump witnessed, and an agreement to expand market access with Malaysia.
00:38The highlight of Trump's Asia tour is expected to be in South Korea,
00:42where Trump is expected to meet Xi during the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit
00:47to discuss their ongoing trade dispute.
00:51It will be the first meeting between the two leaders since Trump returned to the White House in January,
00:56with global markets expected to pay close attention to the meeting on Thursday
01:00to see whether the trade war sparked by Trump's sweeping tariffs can be resolved.
01:05Panyujo, FMT.
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