Obama is due to be in Japan on Nov. 12-13. Following his visit to Tokyo, Obama will attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Singapore before heading to China and South Korea, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs told reporters.
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White House spokesman Robert Gibbs speaks during a routine press briefing at White House in Washington D.C., capital of the United States, Oct. 7, 2009. U.S. President Barack Obama will visit China in mid-November in a four-nation Asia trip from Nov. 12 to 19 which will also take him to Japan, Singapore and the Republic of Korea, the White House said on Wednesday |
Obama will visit Seoul, South Korea on Nov. 18-19, Gibbs said.