Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney sets off on his first official visit to Asia on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump abruptly ended trade talks with Canada.

Prime Minister Mark Carney plans to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping while the pair are at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum later this week in South Korea.

The U.S. president and the Canadian prime minister exchanged gestures but barely spoke at a dinner in advance of the APEC Summit.

Prime Minister Mark Carney met with potential investment partners in Singapore as part of his first official visit to Asia and pitching Canada as a reliable trading partner.

The prime minister will attend two meetings and visit three countries as part of his plan to wean Canada off its dependence on the U.S.

Both Mr. Carney and Mr. Trump attended the ASEAN summit in Kuala Lumpur, but did not meet there. Mr. Carney told reporters Monday he hadn’t spoken with Mr. Trump since Thursday, when the President terminated negotiations over a slew of tariffs he has imposed on Canada.

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 begins first visit to Indo-Pacific since taking office as country seeks to double its trade with rest of world

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,

Prime Minister Mark Carney is selling Canada as a reliable trading partner during a trip to Malaysia for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit. The trip coincides with a threat from U.