U.S. host SE Asian countries to build stronger ties

The US has announced $150m in new initiatives to strengthen relations
with countries in Southeast Asia.

It comes as the White House welcomes the heads of the ten countries
that make up the Association of Southeast Asian Nations or ASEAN.

Nick Harper reports from Washington.

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