Asean plus Three leaders agree to set up special fund to fight Covid-19


BEIJING: A video-teleconferencing session by countries from the Asean Plus Three Cooperation (APT) on Covid-19 agreed to set up a special fund for Asean to fight the pandemic.

However, the amount was not decided upon during the special meeting on Tuesday (April 14) between South-East Asian nations, China, South Korea and Japan.

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