Asia-Pacific foreign ministers voice fears about regional security

Asia-Pacific foreign ministers expressed fears about the recent security environment in the region at an online meeting hosted by Vietnam on Saturday, touching on the South China Sea dispute, Hong Kong affairs and the North Korean nuclear issue.The 27-member ASEAN Regional Forum, including the 10 Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the United States, China and Japan, is one of the very few multilateral events attended by North Korea's foreign minister almost every year.With escalating Sino-U.S. tensions affecting security and economic structures in the region, many foreign ministers, at…READ FULL ARTICLE