JAKARTA, 11 December 2025 — H.E. Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, concluded his working visit to the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat today, marking Dili’s high-level engagement with…
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today delivered a pre-recorded keynote address at the Hong Ting Forum 2025, co-hosted by Xinhua News Agency (Asia-Pacific Bureau) and the Mission of the People’s Republic of China to ASEAN.…
H.E. Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, today delivered a Policy Speech at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat, highlighting Timor-Leste’s full commitment and support to the work of ASEAN…
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, together with the Committee of the Permanent Representatives to ASEAN (CPR), today held an Interface with H.E. Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste,…
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today warmly welcomed H.E. Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, to the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat.
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today delivered a video message on the transformative potential of quantum technologies at the ASEAN Quantum Summit 2025, hosted by Malaysia. In his remarks, Dr. Kao underscored that globally,…
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today received a farewell call from Ambassador of the Republic of Korea (ROK) to ASEAN, H.E. Lee Jang-keun, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. During the call, Dr. Kao conveyed his…
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today received a courtesy call by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Mekong River Commission Secretariat (MRCS), H.E. Busadee Santipitaks, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat.…
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today received a delegation from the Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), a policy research think tank supported by the Government of India. The delegation was led…
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today presided over the Project Closing and Handover Ceremony for the 5-Year Implementation Roadmap – Enhancing Cybersecurity of ASEC’s IT and Network Infrastructure, funded through the ASEAN…
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today delivered pre-recorded remarks at the Closing Ceremony of the ASEAN–China Years of People-to-People Exchanges, reaffirming ASEAN’s commitment to strengthening ASEAN–China connectivity.
The ASEAN Secretariat Staff Welfare Committee 2025 organised the ASEAN Secretariat Gala Dinner 2025, held on 9 December 2025, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat, as part of the ASEC Staff Outing 2025. The event was presided over…
The outgoing Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Cambodia to ASEAN, H.E. Heng Sarith, today paid a farewell call on the Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. Dr. Kao commended…
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today delivered remarks at the “Experience Japanese Food Culture” event held at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. Now in its 7th edition, this year’s programme showcased Matcha, the…
Following the Chairmanship Handover Ceremony from Malaysia to the Republic of the Philippines today, Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, hosted a year-end Luncheon for the Committee of Permanent Representatives to ASEAN (CPR) at…
Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for Community and Corporate Affairs, H.E. Nararya S. Soeprapto, today receives H.E. Prof. Dr Talip Küçükcan, Ambassador of the Republic of Türkiye to ASEAN at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. The…
Today marked a notable milestone for the Committee of Permanent Representatives to ASEAN (CPR) as Malaysia formally handed over the Chairmanship to the Philippines. The transition signifies the start of the Philippines’ preparations to…
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, will welcome H.E.Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste to the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat, on 11 December 2025. The visit will include a…
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, this evening delivered remarks at a Reception hosted by the Permanent Representative of Malaysia to ASEAN, Ambassador Sarah Al Bakri Devadason, to mark the conclusion of Malaysia’s ASEAN…
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today received a courtesy call from Ms. Wang Wenxu, Chairwoman of the Zhejiang Chinese Overseas Friendship Association, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. The meeting provided an…
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today received Senior Minister and First Vice President of the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority, H.E. Dr. Ly Thuch, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. Both sides…
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today delivered the keynote address at the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific (AOIP) Seminar Series on Marine Cooperation: Marine Protection and Preservation, in Jakarta, Indonesia. Co-hosted…
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today delivered opening remarks at the 2025 High-Level Dialogue on Enhancing Regional Cooperation and Resource Mobilisation in Mine/Explosive Remnants of War Action, in Jakarta, Indonesia, an…
SIEM REAP, 3-5 December 2025 – The 14th Meeting of the Ad Hoc Working Group to Develop the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) Strategic Plan was convened on 3-5 December 2025 in Siem Reap, Cambodia. The meeting was co-chaired by Dr.…
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today met with H.E. Dr. Chea Vandeth, Minister of Post and Telecommunications of Cambodia, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on the margins of the Digital Government Forum 2025. They exchanged views on…
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, this morning delivered remarks at the Opening Ceremony of the Digital Government Forum 2025, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The Forum was officiated by H.E. Vongsey Vissoth, Permanent Deputy Prime…
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Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today delivered a message at the Closing Ceremony of the ASEAN NEXT 2025, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Dr. Kao highlighted that ASEAN is on the path to becoming a global manufacturing powerhouse.…
Deputy Secretary-General for Community and Corporate Affairs, H.E. Nararya S. Soeprapto, received H.E. Ambassador Evangeline T. Ong Jimenez-Ducrocq, Permanent Representative of the Philippines to ASEAN, during a courtesy call at the ASEAN…
At the invitation of H.E. Dr. Chea Vandeth, Minister of Post and Telecommunications of the Kingdom of Cambodia, Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, will deliver remarks at the Opening Ceremony of the Digital Government Forum …