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.

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 and U.S. President Donald Trump pointed and smiled at one another as they sat down to dinner together in South Korea today.

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.

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.

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 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.