Fresh from leading a delegation alongside TheCityUK to present to ASEAN Deputy Finance Ministers and Bank Governors in Manila, the UK-ASEAN Business Council (UKABC) held its inaugural meeting with the ASEAN London Committee (ALC) - the body comprising the Ambassadors and High Commissioners of all eleven ASEAN member states based in London.

Foreign Secretary David Lammy delivered a speech on diplomacy in the digital age whilst in Singapore.