President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japan's new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba held their first summit Thursday on the sidelines of Association of Southeast Asian Nations meetings in Laos. The meeting comes just nine days after Ishiba took over as Japan's leader at a time when relations between Seoul and

Southeast Asian leaders met in Laos on Wednesday for a summit expected to find ways of tackling a worsening civil war in Myanmar, with Thailand set to propose a new path for a political solution after a regional peace effort made scant progress.

The test of Asean's unity lies in how the bloc deals with internal challenges such as the situation in Myanmar, as well as key regional issues, said Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Wednesday (Oct 9).

VIENTIANE: The test of Asean’s unity lies in how the bloc deals with internal challenges such as the situation in Myanmar, as well as key regional issues, said Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Wednesday (Oct 9).

Asean must hold the line on the five-point consensus on Myanmar, he tells the region's leaders. Read more at straitstimes.com.