Japan, ASEAN Bolster Ties at Summit Focused On Security, Economy Amid China Tensions
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Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, center right, his wife Yuko Kishida, right, Indonesian President Joko Widodo, center left, and other leaders from ASEAN nations and their spouses release paper lanterns at Azabudai Hills in Tokyo, Dec. 17, 2023. Philippines' President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., left, and Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, right, are seen at the start of their bilateral meeting at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Dec. 17, 2023.
Leaders from Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, at a special summit on Sunday marking their 50th anniversary of friendship, adopted a joint vision that emphasizes security and economic cooperation while respecting the rule of law amid growing tensions with China in regional seas.
Polling officials check and seal an electronic voting machine before they allow voters to cast their votes at a polling station during the last round of a six-week-long national election near Dharamshala, India, June 1, 2024. Nuns of the Missionaries of Charity, the order founded by Mother Teresa, stand in queue to cast their votes during the last round of a six-week-long national election, in Kolkata, India, June 1, 2024.
A North Korean military guard post, top, and South Korean post, bottom, are seen from Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, May 31, 2024. A TV screen shows a report of North Korea's multiple rocket launchers during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, May 31, 2024.