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Chinese Premier Li Keqiang smiles as he glances at ASEAN leaders after delivering his statement at the ASEAN Plus China Summit in the ongoing 33rd ASEAN Summit and Related Summits Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018 in Singapore. China's premier sought Tuesday to reassure its neighbors that Beijing will push ahead with reforms needed to support growth across the region and also keep the peace in contested waters in the South China Sea. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

Southeast Asian-centered trade deal set for further delays

By ANNABELLE LIANG and ELAINE KURTENBACH - Associated Press

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence listens to Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, not seen, in Singapore, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018. Pence is Singapore to attend the 33rd ASEAN summit. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, Pool)

U.S., China rivalry challenging entwined Asia-Pacific region

By Annabelle Liang and Elaine Kurtenbach - Associated Press

ASEAN Leaders pose for a group photo during the opening ceremony for the 33rd ASEAN Summit and Related Summits Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018, in Singapore. From left; Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad of Malaysia, Myanmar Leader Aung San Suu Kyi, President Rodrigo Duterte of The Philippines, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc of Vietnam, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha of Thailand, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei, Prime Minister Hun Sen of Cambodia, President Joko Widodo of Indonesia and Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith of Laos. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

The Latest: Southeast Asian meet starts with call for unity

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Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, left, shakes hands with Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the Istana in Singapore, Monday, Nov. 12, 2018. (Feline Lim/Pool Photo via AP)

Singapore, Malaysia renew ties as historic rival surfaces

By ANNABELLE LIANG - Associated Press

Chinese premier urges guard of free trade on Singapore visit

By ANNABELLE LIANG - Associated Press

FILE - This Feb. 2, 2015, file image made from video shows North Korean bank notes, in Pyongyang, North Korea. The Treasury Department said in a statement Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018, that the companies, commodities trading house Wee Tiong (S) Pte. Ltd. and ship management services company WT Marine Pte. Ltd., engaged in laundering money for North Korea. (AP Photo)

US Treasury sanctions 2 Singapore firms for NKorea dealings

By ANNABELLE LIANG - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 19, 2018, file photo, from left, Thailand's Defense Minister Gen. Prawit Wongsuwon, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and Singapore's Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen attend an informal lunch meeting at ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting in Singapore. Southeast Asian navies are heading to their first joint exercises with China and defense officials agreed to conduct a similar drill with the U.S. next year. (AP Photo/Don Wong, File)

Recent developments surrounding the South China Sea

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN - Associated Press

Japan's tennis player Naomi Osaka speaks during a press conference ahead of WTA Finals in Singapore, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018. U.S. Open champion Osaka was drawn in the same group as Angelique Kerber, Sloane Stephens and Kiki Bertens for her debut appearance at the WTA Finals. (Kyodo News via AP)

Osaka set for showdown against Stephens at WTA Finals

By SANDRA HARWITT - Associated Press

US goals in Afghanistan seem ever more distant after attack

By MATTHEW PENNINGTON - Associated Press

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, left, meets Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe in Singapore Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018. After a rocky few months, Pentagon officials say they sense that relations with the Chinese military may be stabilizing. (AP Photo/Robert Burns)

The Latest: Mattis, Chinese counterpart discuss disputed sea

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Ingmar De Kegel of Belgium waits at the check-in counter of Singapore Airlines flight SQ22 to Newark on Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018, in Singapore. The world's longest flight is taking travelers from Singapore to New York. Operated by Singapore Airlines, the city-state's national carrier, the trip will take less than 19 hours. Skipping a stopover in Frankfurt shaves as much as 6 hours off traveling time, the carrier said. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

Have 19 hours? World’s longest commercial flight takes off

By ANNABELLE LIANG - Associated Press

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke with South Korean President Moon Jae-in at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on Sunday. Mr. Moon inquired but received no specifics about Mr. Pompeo's meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. (Associated Press)

Mike Pompeo: North Korea talks progress

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

FILE - In this March 26, 2018, file photo, office workers walk past Uber and Grab offices during their lunch hour in Singapore. Singapore's competition watchdog on Monday, Sept. 24, 2018, fined ride-hailing giant Uber and its regional rival Grab 13 million Singapore dollars ($9.5 million) for a merger in Southeast Asia that the agency says has driven up fares and reduced competition in the market. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

Singapore fines Uber, Grab for ‘anti-competitive’ merger

By ANNABELLE LIANG - Associated Press

South Korean President Moon Jae-in, left, and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un shakes hands after signing the documents at the Paekhwawon State Guesthouse in Pyongyang, North Korea, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018. (Pyongyang Press Corps Pool via AP)

Donald Trump praises Kim Jong-un denuclearization pledge: ‘Tremendous progress’

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

FILE - In this June 12, 2018, file photo, North Korea leader Kim Jong Un, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump shake hands at the conclusion of their meetings at the Capella resort on Sentosa Island in Singapore. In recent weeks it’s become clear that Donald Trump wants to meet with Kim Jong Un again, and the North Korean leader has told the White House he’d like more face-to-face talks with the American president. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool, File)

Could Trump meet Kim in New York this month? AP takes a look

By FOSTER KLUG - Associated Press

In this Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018, photo provided on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018, by South Korea Presidential Blue House via Yonhap News Agency, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un receives the letter from South Korean President Moon Jae-in from South Korean National Security Director Chung Eui-yong, left, in Pyongyang, North Korea. (South Korea Presidential Blue House/Yonhap via AP)

Kim Jong-un North Korea denuclearization an effort to secure legitimacy

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump gestures while speaking at the Harris Conference Center in Charlotte, N.C., Friday, Aug. 31, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Donald Trump rejects Marshall Plan nation-building, opts for ‘tough love’ foreign policy

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Friday, Aug. 25, 2017, photo, Singaporean novelist Kevin Kwan talks during an interview in Hong Kong. The Singaporean government says that Kwan, author of the book that inspired the hit film “Crazy Rich Asians,” failed to register for national service as required. Kwan left Singapore when he was 11 and has lived in the United States since then. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File)

Singapore: ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ author skipped service duty

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Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad listens during an interview with The Associated Press in Putrajaya, Malaysia, Monday, Aug. 13, 2018. Mahathir said he will seek to cancel multibillion-dollar Chinese-backed infrastructure projects that were signed by his predecessor as his government works to dig itself out of debt, and he blasted Myanmar’s treatment of its Rohingya minority as &quot;grossly unjust.&quot; (AP Photo/Yam G-Jun)

Malaysia PM on China, Rohingya, Singapore, graft and sea row

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U.S. President Donald Trump leaves the G7 Leaders Summit in La Malbaie, Que., on Saturday, June 9, 2018., with White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, left, and National Security Adviser John Bolton. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)

John Bolton, Nikki Haley pressure Trump on North Korea nuke talks

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times