Asean News Headlines at 10pm on Saturday (Aug 23, 2025)

Lee Jae Myung, South Korea's president, left, and Shigeru Ishiba, Japan's prime minister, shake hands during a joint news conference in Tokyo, Japan, on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. Myung met Ishiba in Tokyo on Saturday ahead of a summit with Donald Trump, seeking to reassure counterparts he won’t backtrack on commitments made by his predecessors. -- Photographer: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters/Bloomberg

Malaysia:

* Government supports local defence industry but wants transparency, says Anwar