Obama praises business deals, touts U.S. enterprise

Reuters: President Barack Obama watched over the signing of three business deals in Malaysia on Monday, using the opportunity to promote U.S. commercial expertise during a four-country swing through Asia.

The president has sought during stops in Japan, Korea and Malaysia to bolster the U.S. security commitment to Asia, where a rising China has made many U.S. allies nervous. But he has also used the trip as an effort to advance economic exchanges, with mixed results.

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