ASEAN summit: Post-pandemic economic recovery dominates talks

The leaders of Southeast Asian countries are calling for a unified response to the coronavirus pandemic to ensure a strong economic recovery.
They have been meeting by video link Association of Southeast Asian Nations for their latest summit hosted by Vietnam which, so far, has responded to the virus better than most countries.
Al Jazeera’s Wayne Hay reports from Bangkok, Thailand.

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