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Donald Trump Hosts Summit Dinner With Central Asian Leaders - DC

US President Donald Trump, from left, Marco Rubio, US secretary of state, and Sergio Gor, director of the White House presidential personnel office, during a dinner in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. Trump is hosting a summit with five central Asian countries as the US steps up competition for influence in the vast energy- and mineral-rich region where China and Russia have long held sway. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Donald Trump Hosts Summit Dinner With Central Asian Leaders - DC

Sadyr Japarov, president of the Kyrgyz Republic, center, during a dinner in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. President Donald Trump is hosting a summit with five central Asian countries as the US steps up competition for influence in the vast energy- and mineral-rich region where China and Russia have long held sway. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Donald Trump Hosts Summit Dinner With Central Asian Leaders - DC

US President Donald Trump during a dinner in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. Trump is hosting a summit with five central Asian countries as the US steps up competition for influence in the vast energy- and mineral-rich region where China and Russia have long held sway. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Donald Trump Hosts Summit Dinner With Central Asian Leaders - DC

US President Donald Trump, center left, during a dinner in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. President Donald Trump is hosting a summit with five central Asian countries as the US steps up competition for influence in the vast energy- and mineral-rich region where China and Russia have long held sway. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Donald Trump Hosts Summit Dinner With Central Asian Leaders - DC

US Vice President JD Vance during a dinner in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. President Donald Trump is hosting a summit with five central Asian countries as the US steps up competition for influence in the vast energy- and mineral-rich region where China and Russia have long held sway. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Donald Trump Hosts Summit Dinner With Central Asian Leaders - DC

US Vice President JD Vance during a dinner in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. President Donald Trump is hosting a summit with five central Asian countries as the US steps up competition for influence in the vast energy- and mineral-rich region where China and Russia have long held sway. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Donald Trump Hosts Summit Dinner With Central Asian Leaders - DC

US Vice President JD Vance, from left, President Donald Trump, Marco Rubio, US secretary of state, and Sergio Gor, director of the White House presidential personnel office, during a dinner in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. Trump is hosting a summit with five central Asian countries as the US steps up competition for influence in the vast energy- and mineral-rich region where China and Russia have long held sway. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Donald Trump Hosts Summit Dinner With Central Asian Leaders - DC

US President Donald Trump during a dinner in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. Trump is hosting a summit with five central Asian countries as the US steps up competition for influence in the vast energy- and mineral-rich region where China and Russia have long held sway. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Donald Trump Hosts Summit Dinner With Central Asian Leaders - DC

US President Donald Trump during a dinner in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. President Donald Trump is hosting a summit with five central Asian countries as the US steps up competition for influence in the vast energy- and mineral-rich region where China and Russia have long held sway. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Donald Trump Hosts Summit Dinner With Central Asian Leaders - DC

Senator Steve Daines, a Republican from Montana, from left, Scott Bessent, US treasury secretary, US Vice President JD Vance, President Donald Trump, Marco Rubio, US secretary of state, Sergio Gor, director of the White House presidential personnel office, Senator Jim Risch, a Republican from Idaho, and Ric Grenell, special presidential envoy for special missions of the United States, during a dinner in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. President Donald Trump is hosting a summit with five central Asian countries as the US steps up competition for influence in the vast energy- and mineral-rich region where China and Russia have long held sway. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Donald Trump Hosts Summit Dinner With Central Asian Leaders - DC

US President Donald Trump, from left, Marco Rubio, US secretary of state, Sergio Gor, director of the White House presidential personnel office, Senator Jim Risch, a Republican from Idaho, and Ric Grenell, special presidential envoy for special missions of the United States, during a dinner in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. President Donald Trump is hosting a summit with five central Asian countries as the US steps up competition for influence in the vast energy- and mineral-rich region where China and Russia have long held sway. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Donald Trump Hosts Summit Dinner With Central Asian Leaders - DC

Senator Steve Daines, a Republican from Montana, from left, Scott Bessent, US treasury secretary, US Vice President JD Vance, President Donald Trump, Marco Rubio, US secretary of state, Sergio Gor, director of the White House presidential personnel office, Senator Jim Risch, a Republican from Idaho, and Ric Grenell, special presidential envoy for special missions of the United States, during a dinner in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. President Donald Trump is hosting a summit with five central Asian countries as the US steps up competition for influence in the vast energy- and mineral-rich region where China and Russia have long held sway. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Donald Trump Hosts Summit Dinner With Central Asian Leaders - DC

US Vice President JD Vance, left, and US President Donald Trump during a dinner in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. Trump is hosting a summit with five central Asian countries as the US steps up competition for influence in the vast energy- and mineral-rich region where China and Russia have long held sway. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Donald Trump Hosts Summit Dinner With Central Asian Leaders - DC

Ric Grenell, special presidential envoy for special missions of the United States, during a dinner in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. President Donald Trump is hosting a summit with five central Asian countries as the US steps up competition for influence in the vast energy- and mineral-rich region where China and Russia have long held sway. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Donald Trump Hosts Summit Dinner With Central Asian Leaders - DC

Senator Steve Daines, a Republican from Montana, during a dinner in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. President Donald Trump is hosting a summit with five central Asian countries as the US steps up competition for influence in the vast energy- and mineral-rich region where China and Russia have long held sway. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Donald Trump Hosts Summit Dinner With Central Asian Leaders - DC

US Vice President JD Vance during a dinner in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. President Donald Trump is hosting a summit with five central Asian countries as the US steps up competition for influence in the vast energy- and mineral-rich region where China and Russia have long held sway. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Donald Trump Hosts Summit Dinner With Central Asian Leaders - DC

Senator Steve Daines, a Republican from Montana, from left, Scott Bessent, US treasury secretary, US Vice President JD Vance, President Donald Trump, Marco Rubio, US secretary of state, Sergio Gor, director of the White House presidential personnel office, and Senator Jim Risch, a Republican from Idaho, during a dinner in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. President Donald Trump is hosting a summit with five central Asian countries as the US steps up competition for influence in the vast energy- and mineral-rich region where China and Russia have long held sway. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan PM Takaichi returns home

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (front) arrives at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2025, after winding up a three-day trip to South Korea for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit and bilateral talks with East Asian neighbors.

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Japan PM Takaichi returns home

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrives at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2025, after winding up a three-day trip to South Korea for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit and bilateral talks with East Asian neighbors.

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Japan PM Takaichi returns home

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) arrives at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2025, after winding up a three-day trip to South Korea for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit and bilateral talks with East Asian neighbors.

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Japan PM Takaichi leaves Busan

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi waves at Gimhae International Airport in Busan on Nov. 1, 2025, after winding up a three-day trip to South Korea to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit and hold bilateral talks with East Asian neighbors.

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Japan PM Takaichi leaves Busan

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi waves at Gimhae International Airport in Busan on Nov. 1, 2025, after winding up a three-day trip to South Korea to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit and hold bilateral talks with East Asian neighbors.

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Japan PM Takaichi arrives in Busan

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi waves upon arriving at Gimhae International Airport in Busan on Oct. 30, 2025, for a three-day trip to South Korea to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit and hold bilateral talks with East Asian neighbors.

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Japan PM Takaichi arrives in Busan

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi waves upon arriving at Gimhae International Airport in Busan on Oct. 30, 2025, for a three-day trip to South Korea to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit and hold bilateral talks with East Asian neighbors.

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Japan PM Takaichi arrives in Busan

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi waves upon arriving at Gimhae International Airport in Busan on Oct. 30, 2025, for a three-day trip to South Korea to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit and hold bilateral talks with East Asian neighbors.

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Japan PM Takaichi arrives in Busan

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) arrives at Gimhae International Airport in Busan on Oct. 30, 2025, for a three-day trip to South Korea to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit and hold bilateral talks with East Asian neighbors.

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Japan PM Takaichi arrives in Busan

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (front) arrives at Gimhae International Airport in Busan on Oct. 30, 2025, for a three-day trip to South Korea to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit and hold bilateral talks with East Asian neighbors.

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Japan-ASEAN summit in Kuala Lumpur

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (front, R) chats with East Timor Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao during a summit involving Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Kuala Lumpur on Oct. 26, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-ASEAN summit in Kuala Lumpur

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (front, R) chats with East Timor Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao during a summit involving Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Kuala Lumpur on Oct. 26, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-ASEAN summit in Kuala Lumpur

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (front, R) hugs East Timor Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao during a summit involving Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Kuala Lumpur on Oct. 26, 2025. (Pool photo)

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LAOS-VIENTIANE-SUN WEIDONG-INTERVIEW

(240610) -- VIENTIANE, June 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong speaks during an interview with Xinhua in Vientiane, Laos on June 8, 2024. Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong led a delegation to Laos to attend senior officials' meetings of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-China, Japan, the Republic of Korea (ROK), as well as the East Asia Summit and the ASEAN Regional Forum from June 7 to June 8. Sun told media after the meetings that the participants exchanged views on such issues as the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the Ukraine crisis, the Korean Peninsula, Myanmar, climate change, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhao Xu)

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LAOS-VIENTIANE-SUN WEIDONG-INTERVIEW

(240610) -- VIENTIANE, June 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong speaks during an interview with Xinhua in Vientiane, Laos on June 8, 2024. Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong led a delegation to Laos to attend senior officials' meetings of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-China, Japan, the Republic of Korea (ROK), as well as the East Asia Summit and the ASEAN Regional Forum from June 7 to June 8. Sun told media after the meetings that the participants exchanged views on such issues as the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the Ukraine crisis, the Korean Peninsula, Myanmar, climate change, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence. (Xinhua/Zhao Xu)

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Spanish expert on China-EU relations

STORY: Spanish expert on China-EU relations SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 13, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:21 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Catalan): JUST CASTILLO, Professor of East Asian Studies at the Autonomous University of Barcelona STORYLINE: A Spanish expert in international politics told Xinhua in an interview on Tuesday that it is "essential" that China and the European Union continue to talk to find "common ground." The just-concluded 24th China-EU Summit in Beijing was the first in-person meeting after the pandemic, during which the two sides have reached broad consensus in various areas. SOUNDBITE (Catalan): JUST CASTILLO, Professor of East Asian Studies at the Autonomous University of Barcelona "Given that the European Union and China are two major players in the international community, and at this time of global uncertainty that we're experiencing, it's in everyone's interest that they maintain fluid diplomatic relations." Xinhua News Agency co

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-SUMMITS-CLOSING

(230907) -- JAKARTA, Sept. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian President Joko Widodo attends a press conference after the conclusion of the 43rd ASEAN Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, Sept. 7, 2023. The 43rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit and the leaders' meetings on East Asia cooperation concluded here on Thursday. (Photo by Veri Sanovri/Xinhua)

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-SUMMITS-CLOSING

(230907) -- JAKARTA, Sept. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members pose for photos in the media center of the 43rd ASEAN Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, Sept. 7, 2023. The 43rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit and the leaders' meetings on East Asia cooperation concluded here on Thursday. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-SUMMITS-CLOSING

(230907) -- JAKARTA, Sept. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Wuling Air electric vehicle is seen outside the venue of the 43rd ASEAN Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, Sept. 7, 2023. The 43rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit and the leaders' meetings on East Asia cooperation concluded here on Thursday. (Xinhua/Wang Yiliang)

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-SUMMITS-CLOSING

(230907) -- JAKARTA, Sept. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Journalists and staff members work in the media center of the 43rd ASEAN Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, Sept. 7, 2023. The 43rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit and the leaders' meetings on East Asia cooperation concluded here on Thursday. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-SUMMITS-CLOSING

(230907) -- JAKARTA, Sept. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Journalists walk out of the venue of the 43rd ASEAN Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, Sept. 7, 2023. The 43rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit and the leaders' meetings on East Asia cooperation concluded here on Thursday. (Xinhua/Wang Yiliang)

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U.S. Vice President Harris at Asia-Pacific leaders talks

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris attends the annual East Asia Summit with member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and other Asia-Pacific partners in Jakarta on Sept. 7, 2023.

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Chinese Premier Li at Asia-Pacific leaders talks

Chinese Premier Li Qiang attends the annual East Asia Summit with member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and other Asia-Pacific partners in Jakarta on Sept. 7, 2023.

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Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov at Asia-Pacific leaders talks

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attends the annual East Asia Summit with member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and other Asia-Pacific partners in Jakarta on Sept. 7, 2023.

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Japan's PM Kishida at Asia-Pacific leaders talks

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida attends the annual East Asia Summit with member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and other Asia-Pacific partners in Jakarta on Sept. 7, 2023.

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Japan's PM Kishida at Asia-Pacific leaders talks

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (L, front) attends the annual East Asia Summit with member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and other Asia Pacific partners in Jakarta on Sept. 7, 2023.

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Japan's PM Kishida at Asia-Pacific leaders talks

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida attends the annual East Asia Summit with member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and other Asia Pacific partners in Jakarta on Sept. 7, 2023.

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Japan's PM Kishida at Asia-Pacific leaders talks

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida talks to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the annual East Asia Summit with member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and other Asia Pacific partners in Jakarta on Sept. 7, 2023.

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Japan's PM Kishida at Asia-Pacific leaders talks

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida attends the annual East Asia Summit with member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and other Asia Pacific partners in Jakarta on Sept. 7, 2023.

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Hong Kong eyes more ASEAN, Middle East presence in offshore renminbi market

STORY: Hong Kong eyes more ASEAN, Middle East presence in offshore renminbi market DATELINE: Sept. 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Treasury Markets Summit 2023 STORYLINE: Head of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) said Monday that the regulator is working with banks to promote more participation from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Middle East in Hong Kong's offshore renminbi (RMB) market. Chief Executive of the HKMA Eddie Yue said an increasing number of economies, including those in the Middle East and the ASEAN, want to use the RMB to settle their trade with China. In a speech at the Treasury Markets Summit 2023 jointly organized by the HKMA and the Hong Kong Treasury Markets Association (TMA), Yue said Hong Kong's edge as the leading offshore RMB business hub is not just a matter of its mutual market access with the mainland. In fact, Hong Kong has the largest offshore RMB liquidity pool, occupies the t

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ASEAN summit concludes with pledge to enhance bloc centrality, economic integration

STORY: ASEAN summit concludes with pledge to enhance bloc centrality, economic integration DATELINE: May 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:47 LOCATION: LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): SUN LEI, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of leaders attending the summit 3. various of the summit 4. various of the media center STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): SUN LEI, Xinhua correspondent "The 42nd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit concluded here on Thursday in Labuan Bajo, Indonesia. This year's summit with Indonesia as the chair is themed 'ASEAN Matters: Epicentrum of Growth.' The ASEAN, founded in 1967, groups Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. The last time Indonesia chaired ASEAN was in 2011, after hosting the summits in 1976 and 2003. The archipelagic country has scheduled the 43rd summit and the East Asia Summit to be held in September in the national capital Jakarta." The 42nd ASEAN Summit conclu

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Wuling Motors Indonesia to support ASEAN Summit 2023 as official car partner

STORY: Wuling Motors Indonesia to support ASEAN Summit 2023 as official car partner DATELINE: April 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:17 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the signing ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE (Indonesian): LUHUT BINSAR PANDJAITAN, Indonesia's Coordinating Minister of Maritime Affairs and Investment 3. various of Wuling vehicles STORYLINE: Wuling Motors Indonesia has handed over Air EV vehicles symbolically to Indonesia's Ministry of State Secretariat in Jakarta on Saturday, marking its support for the upcoming ASEAN Summit as an official car partner. A total of 50 Air EV units in pristine white will be on duty for the mobility of delegates during the 42nd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit to be held on May 9-11 in Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara province. During the ceremony, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, Indonesia's Coordinating Minister of Maritime Affairs and Investment, spoke highly of China's investments in the country. SOUNDBITE (Indonesian): LUHUT BIN

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Japan-ASEAN summit in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gestures during a news conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 14, 2013, after the summit talks among leaders of Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. They agreed at the summit to work together to ensure "freedom of overflight" in an implicit reference to China's newly declared air defense zone in the East China Sea.