Malaysia rolls out red carpet for Saudi king

600-strong delegation accompanying the king on his four-day visit to nation

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia welcomed Saudi Arabia's King Salman on Sunday for the start of a rare, month-long Asian tour, where the monarch will build ties and seek to draw more investments to the oil-rich Gulf nation.

The visit is the first by a Saudi king to Malaysia in more than a decade, as the Arab nation courts Asian investors for the sale of a 5 percent stake in state oil giant Saudi Aramco next year, expected to be the world's biggest IPO.