China and ASEAN set emergency meeting on coronavirus

Foreign ministers look to forge regional response in Laos next week

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Vietnamese citizens repatriated from the Chinese city of Wuhan arrive at Van Don airport in Vietnam on Feb. 10. © Reuters

TAKASHI NAKANO, Nikkei staff writer

SINGAPORE -- China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are preparing to hold an emergency meeting of their foreign ministers this month to discuss the outbreak of the new coronavirus.

A diplomatic source from an ASEAN member confirmed that a meeting is being planned. The foreign minister from that country will attend, the source said.

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