Washington reaffirms its commitment to the Indo Pacific region at the ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting. US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth pledged stronger ties with the bloc, proposing a US-ASEAN framework for defence cooperation to guide ties during what he described as the "critically important next several years". 00:00 Headlines 01:27 ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting 06:53 Mbappe apologises following remarks about China's Mao Zedong 16:38 Dongshan makes muted debut amid investor caution over.