MANILA, Nov 12 — Global leaders are set to descend on Asia for a series of high-stakes meetings that will tackle everything from AI to trade to, potentially, nuclear disarmament.

AFP looks at a few of the key issues to watch for in the days ahead:

The 11-nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) opens its final leaders’ summit of the year on Sunday in Manila, while French President Emmanuel Macron attends a Francophonie summit in Phnom Penh.

Focus then shifts north for the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) conference in Shenzhen.