US Speaker Nancy Pelosi lands in Singapore at start of Asia tour

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, left, and Singapore President Halimah Yacob shake hands at the Istana Presidential Palace in Singapore (Ministry of Communications and Information, Singapore via AP/PA)

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Singapore on Monday, beginning her Asian tour amid questions over a possible stop in Taiwan that has fuelled tension with Beijing.

Ms Pelosi and her delegation were understood to have landed in the city-state before dawn.