South Korea's President Lee to visit Philippines, attend APEC summit in China
- Manila hosts the 49th Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit and Related Summits from November 15 to 17, 2026, bringing together heads of state to address regional economic and security challenges.
- Participants face a complex environment, including ongoing civil strife in Myanmar, competing territorial claims in the South China Sea, and economic pressures from the Middle East conflict affecting fuel supplies.
- U.S. President Donald Trump arrives November 17 for a special summit, while Chinese Premier Li Qiang and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung participate in earlier high-level discussions on regional cooperation.
- Leaders plan to prioritize artificial intelligence and the digital economy, with proposals to advance the ASEAN Digital Economy Framework Agreement for strengthening regional connectivity and collective economic resilience.
- President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will conclude his term as ASEAN chair at the summit's end, ceremonially handing over leadership to Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong before year's end.
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A regional summit began on Sunday in Manila, where the leaders of the countries of Southeast Asia will discuss trade, security and energy crisis, and will be joined by Donald Trump.
The summit in Manila addresses trade, security and energy crisis in Southeast Asia, with world leaders present. Trump will arrive on Tuesday.The Quad seeks to counter China before Trump’s meeting with Xi and Putin. Protests against the US Pax Silica program are expected.
World leaders arrive in Manila for 49th ASEAN summit as regional talks set to begin
MANILA — Southeast Asian leaders and international dignitaries began arriving in the Philippine capital Manila on Saturday ahead of the 49th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit and related meetings scheduled to begin Sunday.The three-day gathering, chaired by Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., will focus on regional security, economic integration and strengthening cooperation with international partners.Among those arri…
Prabowo arrived in Manila to attend the 49th ASEAN Summit on November 15-17, 2026, along with regional leaders.
The Prime Minister has arrived in the Philippines, preparing to attend the 49th ASEAN Summit from November 14-18, 2026, focusing on driving ASEAN cooperation to address regional challenges.
Global powers converge on Manila as ASEAN summit kicks off
US President Donald Trump is scheduled to arrive on Tuesday near the summit's conclusion, a visit expected to include a sideline meeting with fellow Quad countries India, Japan and Australia -- the first of his second term. The meeting of the Quad -- a grouping broadly aimed at counterbalancing China's regional influence -- would come days before a historic sit-down with Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin in Shenzhen. Brazil's…
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