Donald Trump visits Seoul for talks with President Lee Jae-myung focused on trade, investment, and maintaining stability amid growing tensions in the Asia-Pacific region.

After a charm offensive in Japan that culminated in $490 billion in investment commitments, President Donald Trump is set to meet with South Korea’s leader on Wednesday as a trade deal with that country appears more elusive.

Follow live updates as President Donald Trump continues his three-country Asia tour with a final stop in South Korea, where he'll meet with China's Xi Jinping.

Trump's Asia tour focuses on strengthening ties with Japan and South Korea amid regional tensions. Key meetings planned with allies on trade and security cooperation.

Tokyo — President Donald Trump treated his time in Japan on Tuesday as a victory lap — befriending the new Japanese prime minister, taking her with him as he spoke to U.S. troops aboard an aircraft carrier and then unveiling several major energy and technology projects in America to be funded by Japan.

In 1977, Sakie Yokota’s then-13-year-old daughter Megumi was abducted to North Korea from Japan’s northern coast on her way home from school. Yokota said she hopes for progress on the issue and thanked Trump for pledging his support.

US President Donald Trump wrapped up his visit to Japan, where he met the country's newly elected prime minister, Takaichi Sanae. His next stop is South Korea.

For the families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korean agents decades ago, this week is perhaps the best shot they’ve had in years of substantive progress.

President Trump met Monday with families of Japanese citizens who had been abducted by North Korea amid speculation about whether he would meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi posed for photos and spoke with the families,

China has called on its neighbours Japan, South Korea, and ASEAN countries to make greater efforts in science and technology, including carrying out joint scientific and technological research, according to the official Xinhua.