Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, on 24 October 2026, met with Mr. Pedro Manuel Moreno, Acting Secretary-General of the UN Conference Trade and Development (UNCTAD), on the sidelines of the 9th World Investment Forum in Doha,…
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, on 24 October 2026, met with Assistant Secretary-General for Council Affairs – National Planning Council of the State of Qatar, Mr. Abdulaziz Ahmed Al-Fehani, in Doha, Qatar, on the sidelines…
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, on 24 October 2026, met with Minister of State for Foreign Trade at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry of the State of Qatar, H.E. Dr. Ahamd bin Mohammed Al-Sayed, on the sidelines of the…
At the invitation of the Minister in-charge of Energy and Science & Technology of Singapore, H.E. Dr. Tan See Leng, Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, will participate in the Singapore International Energy Week (SIEW) 2026, on…
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, on 23 October 2026, met with the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan, H.E. Fujii Hisayuki, in Tokyo, Japan. The two sides exchanged views to strengthen practical…
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today met with H.E. Fujiki Shinya, State Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan, in Tokyo, Japan. They discussed ways to strengthen ASEAN–Japan cooperation in food,…
Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for Community and Corporate Affairs, Nararya S. Soeprapto, met with a delegation of the ASEAN Federation of Engineering Organisations (AFEO) at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat comprising 22…
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, on 23 October 2026, met with Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan, H.E. Seki Yoshihiro, in Tokyo, Japan. During the meeting, the two sides discussed ways to…
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, on 23 October 2026, met with Executive Acting Secretary-General of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Chairman of the ERIA Parliamentary League, H.E. Hagiuda Koichi, in Tokyo, Japan.…
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, on 23 October 2026, met with State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan, H.E. Miyamoto Shuji, in Tokyo, Japan. The two sides exchanged views on the possible upgrade of the ASEAN…
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, on 23 October 2026, met with the President of the University of Tokyo, Prof. Dr. Teruo Fujii, in Tokyo, Japan, to discuss opportunities to strengthen ASEAN–Japan academic cooperation. The…
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, on 23 October 2026, had a media interview with Nikkei in Tokyo, Japan. During the media interview, Dr. Kao addressed a way range of issues on ASEAN-Japan Dialogue Relations, as well as…
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, on 22 October 2026, met with H.E. Sasagawa Hiroyoshi, Minister of the Environment of Japan, in Tokyo, during his visit to Japan. During the meeting, the two sides exchanged views on the…
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, on 22 October 2026, met with the ASEAN Committee in Tokyo (ACT) during his visit to Japan. Dr. Kao thanked the Committee for its role and contribution towards raising the profile of ASEAN in…
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, on 22 October 2026, met with H.E. Tatsunori Ibayashi, Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan, in Tokyo, Japan. During their meeting, both sides emphasised the…
WE, the Members of the ASEAN TVET Council (ATC) gathered on the occasion of the ATC Commemorative Event in Manila, the Philippines, on 22 October 2026;
Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Political-Security Community, H.E. Dato’ Astanah Abdul Aziz, delivered remarks at the 2026 Harpswell ASEAN Women’s Leadership Program and Summit held on 21 October 2026. Speaking at a session on…
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, on 22 October 2026, delivered a Special Lecture at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) in Tokyo, Japan, reflecting on the next chapter of ASEAN–Japan cooperation.…
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today met with the Minister for Digital Transformation of Japan, H.E. Toshiharu Furukawa, in Tokyo, Japan. During their meeting, the two sides exchanged views on strengthening practical…
At the invitation of H.E. Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary-General of UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, Secretary-General of ASEAN, will lead the ASEAN Secretariat’s delegation to participate in the 9th World Investment Forum…
Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Economic Community, H.E. Satvinder Singh, met with Prof. Dr. Joybrato Mukherjee, President of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta on 21 October 2026.…
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today met with the Minister of Justice of Japan, H.E. Yamashita Takashi, in Tokyo, Japan. Both sides exchange views on strengthening ASEAN-Japan cooperation in the field of law and justice,…
The 20th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Transnational Crime (AMMTC) and Its Related Meetings were convened in Makati City, the Philippines, and via videoconference, on 19-21 October 2026. The Meetings brought together AMMTC Leaders and their…
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, on 21 October 2026, met with Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, H.E. Motegi Toshimitsu, in Tokyo, Japan. Both sides exchanged views on ASEAN-Japan relations, and ways to further strengthen…
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, on 21 October 2026, met with Mr. Masakazu Tokura, Honorary Chairman of Keidanren (Japan Business Federation), in Tokyo, Japan, to exchange views on strengthening ASEAN–Japan economic…
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, on 21 October 2026, had a working lunch with Secretary-General of the ASEAN-Japan Centre (AJC), H.E. Hirabayashi Kunihiko, in Tokyo, Japan. Both sides exchanged views on the role of the AJC in…
The 1st ASEAN Prosecutors/Attorneys General Meeting (APAGM) was hosted by Brunei Darussalam, on 20 October 2026, in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam. The Meeting was chaired by the Honourable Datin Seri Paduka Dayang Hajah Nor…
On 20 October 2026, Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, along with Prosecutors General and Attorney Generals of ASEAN Member States, attended the welcoming reception hosted by the Honourable Datin Seri Paduka Dayang Hajah Nor…
Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for Community and Corporate Affairs, H.E. Nararya S. Soeprapto, met with H.E. Ambassador Beata Stoczyńska, Executive Director of the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF), at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta on 20…
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, delivered pre-recorded remarks at the opening of the Conference of the ASEAN Federation of Engineering Organisations (CAFEO 44) in Bandung, Indonesia. In his remarks, he highlighted the…