US Vice-President Mike Pence (left) will visit Asia next month on the first trip abroad since he and President Donald Trump took office 50 days ago. (Reuters photo)JAKARTA - US Vice President Mike Pence will visit Japan and Indonesia next month, sources said on Monday, as part of an Asian tour amid concerns the Trump administration is rolling back Barack Obama's "pivot to Asia". The tour will also include South Korea and Australia, with North Korea's missile and nuclear programmes and South Korea's political crisis likely topics for discussion. Pence is also expected to visit Tokyo for the US-Japan economic dialogue, according to a source familiar with the matter. Indonesia's chief security minister said Pence would meet President Joko Widodo to discuss terrorism and other security issues on his visit.

Source: Bangkok Post March 13, 2017 17:15 UTC