BANGKOK: The leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) will push for the early conclusion of a China-backed trade pact at a regional meeting in Thailand this week as Beijing’s bruising trade war with Washington rumbles on.

DUTERTE IN BANGKOK President Rodrigo Duterte is welcomed by Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Health Anutin Charnvirakul and Deputy Chief of Protocol Vosit Vorasup upon his arrival at the Royal Thai Air Force Base in Bangkok, Thailand on Friday. The President will join other world leaders at the 35th Association of
Southeast Asian Nations Summit and Related Summits from November 2 to 4. MALACAÑANG PHOTO

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