Parvez Karim Abbasi, assistant professor of Economics at East West University, tells The Daily Star
US President Donald Trump decides at the last minute to extend a marathon trip to Asia, after criticism that he was expected to miss the East Asia Summit, a key meeting between Asean and eight of its partners.
The White House announced that President Donald Trump will take a five-nation trip to the Asia Pacific region in November as the US seeks to curb North Korea's growing nuclear threat.