(L-R) Malaysia's Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Johari Abdul Ghani, Myanmar's Union Minister for National Planning, Investment and Foreign Economic Relations Aung Kyaw Hoe, Philippines' Trade and Industry Chief of Staff Bianca Pearl Sykmite, Thailand's Vice Minister for Commerce Kirida Bhaopichitr, East Timor's Vice Prime Minister Kalbuadi Lay, Vietnam's Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Luong Hoang Thai, Philippines' Secretary of Trade and Industry Cristina Aldeguer-Roque, Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong, Brunei's Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Abdul Manaf Metussin, Cambodia's Secretary of State at the Ministry of Commerce Pich Rithi, Indonesia's Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto, Laos' Deputy Minister of Industry and Commerce Manothong Vongsay, and ASEAN Deputy Secretary-General for Economic Community Satvinder Singh pose for a group picture during the the 28th Meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Economic Community Council in Manila on November 14, 2026. (Photo by Ezra Acayan / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)