Friday, November 5, 2010

After election bruising, Obama sets off on extensive Asian trip

A huge billboard welcomes President Obama to Mumbai, India
Fresh off an electoral bruising for his Democratic Party, President Obama heads to India on Friday to launch a 10-day Asian trip intended to expand export markets and strengthen security cooperation in what he considers a region vital to U.S. interests.
The trip to India, Indonesia, South Korea and Japan encompasses a G-20 summit, an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, major holidays in India and Indonesia, and bilateral talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao and at least five other leaders, as well as four presidential news conferences.
Read More:http://edition.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/11/05/obama.asia.trip/index.html

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