In his palace in steamy Vientiane one day last week, handsome King Savang Vatthana of Laos stared thoughtfully at a freshly opened cable from U.N. Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold.

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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. with Speaker Martin Romualdez during the Asean Leaders Interface With Representative Of Asean Interpaliamentary Assembly (ASEAN-AIPA) at Lao National Cultural Center ...