VIENTIANE -- Leaders of the 10 Southeast Asian nations are taking home many concerns with tensions in the South China Sea taking center stage, even though talk of deeper economic cooperation made some headway during a weeklong summit in the Laotian capital that closed on Friday.
International relations
ASEAN leaders still at a loss over South China Sea and Myanmar
Economic cooperation with China upgraded but no East Asia joint statement
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was welcomed by Laotian Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone to the gala dinner for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit in Vientiane on Oct. 10. © Reuters
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