ASEAN leaders attend reception with Australia PM

ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) leaders were officially welcomed to the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit on Tuesday (March 4) by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.Australia is hosting the ASEAN summit, which marks the 50th anniversary of its ties to the bloc, amid growing recognition in Canberra that the region needs to be cultivated at a time when China's increasing assertiveness is reshaping the Indo-Pacific.