Officials will weigh impacts and responses to surging oil prices as well as disruptions to shipping, logistics and trade flows. MANILA: The widening conflict in the Middle East is expected to dominate discussions at Friday's (Mar 13) ASEAN economic ministers' retreat, with foreign ministers also holding a virtual meeting on the same day to tackle a deepening crisis that has upended global markets. The Philippines, this year's ASEAN chair, is hosting the meetings as officials weigh impacts and