US President Donald Trump, pictured at a White House press conference with Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni on Thursday, has thus far failed to shower Asia with the attention it received from Barack Obama. Photo: Bloomberg
US President Donald Trump, pictured at a White House press conference with Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni on Thursday, has thus far failed to shower Asia with the attention it received from Barack Obama. Photo: Bloomberg
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Asia /  Southeast Asia

analysis | Southeast Asia finally gets Trump’s attention, with three-summit tour scheduled for November

Trump plans to attend Asean, Apec and East Asia summits in Philippines and Vietnam, yet he will struggle to match the attention lavished upon the region by Obama

Associated Press
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Updated: 11:38pm, 21 Apr, 2017

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US President Donald Trump, pictured at a White House press conference with Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni on Thursday, has thus far failed to shower Asia with the attention it received from Barack Obama. Photo: Bloomberg
US President Donald Trump, pictured at a White House press conference with Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni on Thursday, has thus far failed to shower Asia with the attention it received from Barack Obama. Photo: Bloomberg
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