President Donald Trump is heading to Asia on Friday for his first trip this term to the continent, where he’s expected to try to strike investment deals, work through trade talks and further some peace efforts.

President Trump’s visit shows how the United States and China are vying for influence in Asia over trade, technology and the fate of Taiwan.

Top economic officials from the U.S. and China ended their first day of talks in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, with a Treasury spokesperson describing them as "very constructive".The world's two largest economies are looking to avert an escalation of their trade war and ensure that a meeting happens next week between U.

Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi faces significant foreign policy challenges just days after taking office

From Kuala Lumpur to Gyeongju, President Trump is casting himself as a deal-maker and peace negotiator, while a wary region looks for tariff relief and steadier ties.

Both giant pandas and golden snub-nosed monkeys are unique to China and they can only be moved outside the country with approval from the central government.

Nkarta CEO Paul Hastings recently spoke to the importance of the industry's collaborations with Chinese biopharma companies. Asian biopharmas had a large presence at a major cancer conference over the weekend.

By Gregor Stuart Hunter SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Asian stocks fell for a second day on Thursday as lacklustre earnings reports from tech megacap stocks deepened a selloff on Wall Street, while U.S. sanctions against Russia and China revived fears around geopolitics.