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EU pledges $10bn investment in Southeast Asia during ASEAN summit

Ursula von der Leyen delivers a speech at the EU-ASEAN summit in Brussels [John Thys/AFP]

The EU has promised billions of dollars of investment in Southeast Asia, as leaders looked to bolster ties at a summit in the face of the Ukraine war and challenges from China.

The European Union hosted its first full summit with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Brussels on Wednesday.

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