REGIONAL STAGE President Rodrigo Duterte (right) shakes hands with Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak (left) as Myanmar’s democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi (center) passes by. Duterte attended the opening of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Summit in Vientiane, Laos on Tuesday. The gathering will see leaders of the 10 Asean members meet by themselves, then with leaders from the US, Japan, South Korea and China. AFP Photo
REGIONAL STAGE President Rodrigo Duterte (right) shakes hands with Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak (left) as Myanmar’s democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi (center) passes by. Duterte attended the opening of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Summit in Vientiane, Laos on Tuesday. The gathering will see leaders of the 10 Asean members meet by themselves, then with leaders from the US, Japan, South Korea and China. AFP Photo

RELATIONS between Manila and Washington hit a snag on Tuesday after the White House canceled a meeting between President Rodrigo Duterte and US President Barack Obama that was supposed to take place on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) meeting in Laos.

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