Another is the USA proposal for Asean to "downgrade" ties with Pyongyang.
On Saturday, the United Nations Security Council unanimously approved tough new sanctions against North Korea that include a ban on coal and other exports worth over $1 billion - a huge bite in its total exports, valued at $3 billion past year.
The foreign ministers of the 10 member-states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations agreed to push for a legally binding Code of Conduct in the South China Sea, the Department of Foreign Affairs said.
The three nations also called on China and the Philippines to respect last year's global arbitration ruling which dismissed much of Beijing's claim in the sea.
Adding to the drumbeat of criticism, the commander of US forces in the Pacific, Adm. Harry Harris, said Monday that the code of conduct negotiations with an "aggressive" China will be a key challenge for the region.
Asked about what diplomatic achievement the Seoul government has made at this year's ASEAN meetings, Kang said she could draw clear support from many countries for the so-called Berlin initiative announced in July by President Moon Jae-in to address the North's nuclear issue through both pressure and talks.
While senior officials pressed on with negotiations on the maritime dispute Sunday, ASEAN's foreign ministers began a round of separate meetings with their counterparts from China, the United States and other Asia-Pacific nations.
Since early July, the North has tested two ICBMs, which it says can hit the USA mainland.
The foreign ministers of North Korea and South Korea spoke face-to-face at a gala in Manila Sunday night, according to South Korean media reports, at a time of heightened tensions over Pyongyang's missile program.
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Perhaps more disturbing than what Trump tweets publicly is what he is telling influential US senators privately.
The UN Security Council on Saturday passed a resolution slapping sweeping sanctions on the North over its first test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile.
Beijing praised Tillerson for declaring the USA wasn't seeking regime change in North Korea. Tillerson says he and the South Korean diplomat plan to discuss the sanctions during their meeting, along with next steps to pressure the North.
Ties hit fresh lows in December past year when then USA president Barack Obama ordered out 35 Russian diplomats and closed down two embassy summer houses over reports of Russia's alleged meddling in the 2016 USA presidential election.
Trump punctuated the USA military posturing against North Korea with a public Twitter attack on China and his American predecessors.
North Korea reiterated its previous claims that the United States mainland is vulnerable, as it had earlier said that its missiles can hit the whole of the US.
Media reports showed that the United States and China are working on fresh sanctions on the North at the UN Security Council, including trade restrictions that could slash its exports by more than 30 percent. "Pyongyang is determined to develop its nuclear and missile program and does not care about military threats from the US and South Korea".
North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho (C) walks toward an escalator during ongoing meetings at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) for the 50th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM) and Related Meetings in Manila, Philippines August 7, 2017.
Yi told reporters at the summit that the North Korean diplomat's presence in Manila was a positive, enabling him to "hear the voices from other sides".
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