Our second-largest trading partner is not the US, or Japan. It's the ASEAN bloc: a group of ten south-east Asian nations, whose leaders are currently meeting in Melbourne.

So with this two-way trade already worth $178 billion, why are only 22% of Australian exporters sending goods to ASEAN nations?

Leigh Howard, CEO of Asialink Business, talks to Sean Aylmer about the opportunities in the region, and what he hopes will be achieved at the current summit in Melbourne.