A traditional Khmer dance is performed at the Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean) gala dinner, Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.- AP
PHNOM PENH, Nov 13 (The Straits Times/ANN): Asean has formally upgraded its ties with India and the United States to comprehensive strategic partnerships, a move the grouping hopes will boost trade and investment flows and collaboration with two of its largest partners.
The upgrades on Saturday come a year after Asean set up its first two such partnerships with Australia and China, which Asean leaders meeting their counterparts in Cambodia’s capital this weekend also took stock of.
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