By Lucy Craymer

WELLINGTON (Reuters) -New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon had his first in-person meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump late on Wednesday in South Korea, ahead of a dinner hosted by South Korean President Lee Jae Myung.

Trump landed in South Korea on the final leg of a trip through Asia on Wednesday, while Luxon is there for the scheduled Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders’ summit on Friday and Saturday. Both attended the dinner, which included leaders of Vietnam, Australia, Canada, Thailand and Singapore.

State-owned Radio New Zealand reported that Luxon, who had not previously met with Trump but had spoken with him by phone, briefly met Trump ahead of the dinner. A video posted by media online of the initial interaction showed the two discussing New

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