(L-R) Malaysia's Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Johari Abdul Ghani, Myanmar's Union Minister for National Planning, Investment and Foreign Economic Relations Aung Kyaw Hoe, Thailand's Vice Minister for Commerce Kirida Bhaopichitr, East Timor's Vice Prime Minister Kalbuadi Lay, Vietnam's Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Luong Hoang Thai, Philippines' Secretary of Trade and Industry Cristina Aldeguer-Roque, Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong, Brunei's Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Abdul Manaf Metussin, Cambodia's Secretary of State at the Ministry of Commerce Pich Rithi, Indonesia's Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto and Laos' Deputy Minister of Industry and Commerce Manothong Vongsay, sign the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)Digital Economy Framework Agreement (DEFA) in Manila on November 14, 2026. (Photo by Jam STA ROSA / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)