KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Monday urged Asia-Pacific leaders to choose dialogue over coercion and cooperation over confrontation, as he opened the East Asia summit at a time of sharpening rivalry between the United States and China.

Malaysia will maintain a ban on the export of raw rare earths to protect its domestic resources, despite signing a critical minerals deal with the United States this week, the trade minister said on Wednesday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — President Trump danced with a troupe of native performers upon arrival in the Malaysian capital for the first leg of an Asian tour.

President Trump touched down in Japan on Monday, as he treks across Asia for a series of high-stakes meetings. He paid a short visit to the nation’s emperor before retiring for the night. En route from Malaysia,

President Donald Trump met with Japan’s new conservative prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, as part of his diplomatic tour in Asia. CNN’s Hanako Montgomery breaks down what happened on their packed schedule for day two of Trump’s trip.