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Virus-delayed ASEAN summit to open
video Leaders of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations will open a summit via a video link on Friday after it was postponed for more than two months due to the coronavirus pandemic. The leaders are expected to discuss the pandemic's severe impact on the ASEAN economy. Another topic is likely to be the South China Sea, where Beijing and several ASEAN member countries have conflicting territorial claims. China is pressing ahead with militarization and other activities in the South China Sea while other nations are busy dealing with the coronavirus. Beijing said in April that it had established two new ... (full story)