The trip will see him take part in high-stakes trade talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping – but he also raised the prospect of meeting the North Korean leader

Trump in Asia: five key questions as US president prepares for diplomatic tour

Donald Trump has embarked on a tour of Asia where he is expected to take part in high-stakes trade talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping – telling reporters that he was also open to a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

Trump, who left Washington on Friday night, is set for a five-day trip to Malaysia, Japan and South Korea, his first to the region since taking office in January.

Trump is set to meet Xi on the last day of his trip to seal a deal to end the bruising trade war between the world’s two biggest economies.