ASEAN Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan (C) attends the opening ceremony of the 1st ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus) in Hanoi, Vietnam, Oct. 12, 2010. The 1st ADMM-Plus opened here on Tuesday, drawing defense chiefs or representatives from ten Southeast Asian countries and eight dialogue partners including China and the United States. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaoyong)