Article snippet: President Trump's first visit to Asia since taking office gets underway Friday, representing what will be the most challenging foreign trip yet of his presidency. The five-nation, 13-day tour will force Trump to grapple with two of the biggest problems on his agenda: the nuclear crisis with North Korea and what experts say is the United States's waning influence in the region. It is the longest foreign trip any president has taken since George H.W. Bush’s 12-day visit to Asia in 1991, which was capped off by the former president fainting after vomiting in the Japanese prime minister’s lap. Trump's busy schedule will test his endurance. It includes three international summits, which will put him face-to-face with dozens of world leaders over several grueling days. He will also meet one-one-one with five leaders, including a round of golf with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Here are five things to watch during Trump's visit: North Korean nukes The nuclear threat from Pyongyang will loom over most of Trump’s engagements in East Asia. Trump's national security adviser H.R. McMaster told reporters Thursday. “But obviously it is not enough.” The Trump administration is also weighing relisting North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism, McMaster said. North Korea was removed from the list in 2008 as part of an effort by the George W. Bush administration to salvage a failed agreement with Pyongyang to curb its nuclear weapons development. North Korea previously ha... Link to the full article to read more