Trump arrives in South Korea as trade deal with Lee hangs in balance
US President Donald Trump landed in South Korea on Wednesday for the final leg of his Asia trip, optimistic about striking a trade war truce with Chinese President Xi Jinping after summit talks with South Korea’s Lee Jae-myung. Arriving from Tokyo hours after North Korea test-fired a nuclear-capable cruise missile, Trump is due to address a summit of CEOs and meet Lee in Gyeongju, a sleepy South Korean town filled with historic tombs and palaces. The main item on Wednesday’s agenda will be the...