ASEAN summit kicks off in Thailand with focus on multilateralism, connectivity

(From L to R) Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Brunei Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen, Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith pose for photos at the opening ceremony of the 35th summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the related summits in Bangkok, Thailand, Nov. 3, 2019. The 35th ASEAN Summit and related summits kicked off here on Sunday with multilateralism and connectivity taking the center stage. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)