President Donald Trump is expected this week to welcome Malaysia’s leader to the White House, a visit that underscores how hard the administration is working to assemble Asian allies as Mr. Trump seeks to pressure North Korea over its nuclear-weapons program. The visit Tuesday by Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak comes as a U.S. Justice Department investigation into the looting of a Malaysian economic-development fund threatens to...

Source: Wall Street Journal September 10, 2017 20:48 UTC