MANILA, PHILIPPINES - NOVEMBER 14: (From left to right) Malaysia Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Johari Abdul Ghani, Myanmar Union Minister for National Planning, Investment and Foreign Economic Relations Aung Kyaw Hoe, Philippines Trade and Industry Chief of Staff Bianca Pearl Sykmite, Thailand Vice Minister for Commerce Kirida Bhaopichitr, Timor-Leste Vice Prime Minister Kalbuadi Lay, Vietnam Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Luong Hoang Thai, Philippines Secretary of Trade and Industry Ma. Cristina Aldeguer-Roque, Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong, Brunei Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Abdul Manaf Metussin, Cambodia Secretary of State at the Ministry of Commerce Pich Rithi, Indonesia Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto, Laos Deputy Minister of Industry and Commerce Manothong Vongsay, and ASEAN Deputy Secretary-General for Economic Community Satvinder Singh pose for a group picture during the 28th Meeting of the ASEAN Economic Community Council on November 14, 2026 in Manila, Philippines. Regional leaders and their international partners are expected to discuss energy security, the conflict in Myanmar and tensions in the South China Sea at the Manila meetings, as the economic fallout from the Middle East war and intensifying US-China rivalry add to pressure on the Southeast Asian bloc. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Getty Images)