MANILA: US President Donald Trump may be the most powerful man in the world, but as far as the media covering the 31st Asean Summit was concerned, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is the rockstar! The suave and engaging Canadian leader had the world's media eating out of his hands when he gave a press conference on Tuesday (Nov 14) at the International Media Centre here. Alternating between English and French at the press conference, Trudeau received a standing ovation when he arrived and was mobbed by selfie-taking journalists when he left. “Asean is also Canada's sixth largest trading partner, so becoming part of the East Asia Summit makes sense. Trudeau is scheduled to attend the closing ceremony of the 31st Asean Summit later Tuesday before flying back to Vancouver for a security symposium starting Wednesday.

Source: The Star November 14, 2017 07:18 UTC