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APEC and Asean working together is the right way forward
By The Manila Times
Nov 13, 2017 12:53 am

It is not fair to view the just concluded Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Vietnam as a curtain-raiser for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and East Asia (EAS) summits in the Philippines from Nov. 12 to 14.

Both are highly important to the Asia-Pacific region, and both will impact the international community with their decisions and disagreements during the meetings.