UK seeks to boost post-Brexit ties with Asean partnership

LONDON: Britain has applied to become a dialogue partner of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean), the government said on Sunday (June 7), as it seeks to boost post-Brexit ties in the region.

Asean has 10 existing dialogue partners including the European Union, which Britain left at the end of January, as well as Australia, Canada, Japan and the United States.