Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today received Secretary-General of the European External Action Service (EEAS) of the European Union (EU), H.E. Belén Martínez Carbonell, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. During…
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today welcomed a delegation from the ASEAN University Network (AUN) Secretariat, led by its Executive Director, Dr. Thanapan Laiprakobsup, during a courtesy visit at the ASEAN Headquarters…
In an interview with CGTN today, Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, reflected on the evolving landscape of ASEAN-China relations. Following the recent upgrade of the ASEAN-China Free Trade Area (ACFTA) to version 3.0, Dr. Kao…
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today met with Henrique Archanjo Ferraro, Ambassador of the Federative Republic of Brazil to ASEAN, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. Both sides exchanged views on strengthening…
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today received a courtesy call by a delegation from the China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL), led by Mr. Jiang Zeting, Chair of the University Council, at the ASEAN…
JAKARTA, 25 March 2026 – The ASEAN Secretariat is pleased to announce the release of The ASEAN Magazine, Issue No. 49–50, titled ASEAN’s Roots and Reefs: Nature’s Strongholds.
Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Economic Community, H.E. Satvinder Singh, met with H.E. Shi Zhongjun, Secretary-General of the ASEAN–China Centre (ACC), at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. The meeting provided an…
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today met with the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry of Singapore, H.E. Gan Kim Yong, at the sidelines of the 32nd AEM Retreat, in Taguig, the Philippines. They…
The ASEAN Foreign Ministers convened a Special Meeting on 13 March 2026, via videoconference, to exchange views on the evolving situation in the Middle East and to address its implications for ASEAN. The Meeting expressed serious concern…
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, this afternoon participated in the Special ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on the Situation in the Middle East, held via videoconference and chaired by the Secretary for Foreign Affairs of…
We, the ASEAN Economic Ministers, met at the 32nd ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Retreat in Taguig, Philippines, and exchanged views on the evolving global and regional situation including the tension in the Middle East and its potential…
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today participated in the 32nd ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Retreat (AEM Retreat) held in Taguig, Philippines. The AEM Retreat was chaired by the Secretary of Trade and Industry of the…
JAKARTA, 12 March 2026 – The 78th Meeting of the Initiative for ASEAN Integration (IAI) Task Force was convened today at the ASEAN Secretariat/ASEAN Headquarters. Chaired by Noy Choumneanh, Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of…
Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for Community and Corporate Affairs, H.E. Nararya S. Soeprapto, today delivered keynote remarks at the ASEAN Law Forum on Export Control Legal Frameworks in ASEAN and Cooperation through the ASEAN Treaty…
MANILA, 12 MARCH 2026 – The ASEAN Committee on Sustainable Infrastructure (ACSI) held its first meeting of the year today in Manila, under the Philippines’ 2026 ASEAN Chairship. The meeting was chaired by Joseph J Capuno, Undersecretary of…
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, delivered a pre-recorded keynote speech at the ASEAN Space Situational Awareness (SSA) and Space Traffic Management (STM) Seminar held on 12 March 2026 in Manila, Philippines, jointly hosted…
JAKARTA, 11 March 2026 – ASEAN and the Republic of Korea (ROK) reaffirmed their commitment to continue advancing their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP) at the 13th Meeting of the ASEAN-ROK Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC), held…
JAKARTA, 11 March 2026 – The newly-appointed Ambassador Bernardo de Sicart Escoda presented his Letter of Credence to the Secretary-General of ASEAN, H.E. Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat today, marking the…
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today engaged in an interview with RT in Jakarta to reflect on the current geopolitical developments. During the media interview, SG Dr. Kao touched upon maintaining ASEAN’s principled…
At the invitation of H.E. Ma. Christina A. Roque, Secretary of Trade and Industry of the Republic of the Philippines and Chair of the ASEAN Economic Ministers’ (AEM) Meeting in 2026, Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, will lead…
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, this evening attended a working dinner hosted by Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to ASEAN, H.E. Wang Qing. Both sides took the opportunity to exchange views on the ASEAN-China…
JAKARTA, 10 March 2026 – The newly-appointed Ambassador Clifford Borg-Marks presented his Letter of Credence to the Secretary-General of ASEAN, H.E. Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat today, marking the…
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today met with Ambassador of Uruguay to ASEAN, H.E. Cristina González, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. They exchanged views on enhancing ASEAN-Uruguay cooperation and on Uruguay’s…
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today held a virtual meeting with Secretary-General of the Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (OPANAL), H.E. Ambassador Juan Carlos Ojeda Viglione…
Upon the conclusion of the Symposium on Economic Resilience Strategy for Japan and ASEAN, Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, participated in a business lunch hosted by Keidanren at the Imperial Hotel Tokyo, on 6 March 2026. The…
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, gave a media interview with The Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper, in Tokyo, Japan, on 6 March 2026. During the media interview, SG Dr. Kao addressed a wide range of issues, including strengthening…
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, on 6 March 2026, met with former Prime Minister of Japan, H.E. Kishida Fumio, in Tokyo, Japan, on the sidelines of his participation in the Symposium on Economic Resilience Strategy for Japan…
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, on 6 March 2026, delivered the keynote speech at the Symposium on Economic Resilience Strategy for Japan and ASEAN in Tokyo, Japan. In his remarks, SG Dr. Kao emphasised the importance of…
JAKARTA, 6 MARCH 2026 – ASEAN and Canada renew commitment to further strengthening their strategic partnership at the 14th Meeting of the ASEAN-Canada Joint Cooperation Committee held at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat today.
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, on 6 March 2026, met with the State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan, H.E. Ino Toshiro, in Tokyo, Japan, on the margins of his participation in the Symposium on Economic…