Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney embarks on his first official visit to Asia on Friday in an attempt to deepen trade and security ties at a time when the North American country is struggling to lessen its overwhelming dependence on the U.

Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to Malaysia, Singapore and South Korea over nine days at the end of the month to attend two multinational summits.

At Malaysia summit, Prime Minister says Canada wants to shift as much trade as possible away from unpredictable U.S.

Prime Minister Mark Carney is promoting Canada as a reliable trade partner at the ASEAN summit after U.S. President Donald Trump halted trade talks over an Ontario ad.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney begins his first official tour of Asia to strengthen trade and security ties while seeking new markets beyond the U.S. His visit may involve significant meetings, including a potential reset of relations with China,

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Monday he expects to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in South Korea. He told reporters in Malaysia that he expects the talks to focus on the trading relationship between Canada and China, and the upheaval in the global economic backdrop.

The Canadian leader said he plans to discuss bilateral commercial relations with Xi, along with a broader range of issues.

Prime Minister Mark Carney says he plans to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping later this week to discuss "a broad range of issues."

Donald Trump has refused a meeting with Mark Carney as the trade feud between the US and Canada deepens. The US president said he would not meet with the Canadian prime minister “for a while” despite efforts from Mr Carney to resume trade talks.

Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to walk an international tightrope over the next week as he departs Friday for a set of Indo-Pacific Summit meetings, one of which involves both the United States and China.