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THE ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), the annual regionwide Asia-Pacific multilateral forum on peace and security, will convene tomorrow (Sept 12) under very challenging security situations caused by the coronavirus and the escalating tensions in the South China Sea. Due to the pandemic, the 27th ARF hosted by ASEAN Chair 2020, Vietnam, will convene this year through video conference. The forum, which gathers not only 10 ASEAN Foreign Ministers and 16 other countries as well as the European Union (EU), have a lot on their plate this year – especially with the addition of COVID-19 into the mix of other ‘usual’...
