This evening, Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn delivered remarks at a reception held on the occasion of the 74th Anniversary of the Founding of the People’s Republic of China. In his remarks, Dr Kao looked forward to continue…
Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Ekkaphab Phanthavong met with Ambassador of the Russian Federation to ASEAN Evgeny Zagaynov at the ASEAN Secretariat today. They exchanged views on Russia’s support to…
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn hosted a working luncheon with the Committee of Permanent Representatives to ASEAN (CPR) today. Dr Kao exchanged views on ways to enhance the work of the ASEAN Secretariat through a constructive…
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn received a courtesy call by a delegation from the Centre for Contemporary China Studies of the Ministry of External Affairs of India today. They exchanged views on the recent developments in…
This afternoon, Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn conducted a working visit to the ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on disaster management (AHA Centre) in Jakarta. Dr Kao met with AHA Centre Executive…
This morning, Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn took part in a test ride of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Train, an event jointly organised by the Permanent Mission of Indonesia to ASEAN and the Mission of the People’s Republic…
Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Political-Security Community Michael Tene led the ASEAN Secretariat delegation to the ASEAN-Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO) Ministerial Meeting held on the sidelines of the 78th United…
Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Political-Security Community Michael Tene co-chaired the ASEAN-UN Secretariat-to-Secretariat Meeting with UN Assistant Secretary-General of Department for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and…
The 16th Conference of the ASEAN Ministers Responsible for Information (AMRI) and the 7th Conference of the AMRI Plus Three were hosted by Viet Nam in Da Nang, Viet Nam, on 22 – 23 September 2023.
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn attended the closing dinner of the 20th Southeast Asia Red Cross and Red Crescent (SEA RCRC) Leaders Meeting in Phnom Penh, where he observed the official handover of the chairmanship of the 21st…
Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Political-Security Community Michael Tene, met with Chief of Cabinet of Digital Cooperation Organisation (DCO), Hassan Nasser at the 78th United Nations General Assembly in New York City, to…
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn today called on the President of the Cambodian Red Cross Samdech Kittiprithbindit Bun Rany Hun Sen to discuss possible areas of collaboration between ASEAN and Red Cross & Red Crescent Societies…
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn congratulated the Cambodian Red Cross and all leaders of the Southeast Asia Red Cross and Red Crescent (SEA RCRC) national societies for successfully convening its 20th Leaders Meeting today. In…
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn highlighted ASEAN’s efforts in strengthening community resilience in his keynote speech at the 20th Southeast Asia Red Cross and Red Crescent (SEA RCRC) Leaders Meeting today. Dr Kao spoke on the…
NEW YORK, 22 September – The Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) held their Fifteenth Ministerial Meeting in New York on September 22, 2023 on the sidelines of the Seventy…
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn paid a courtesy call on Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior of Cambodia Sar Sokha this afternoon. Dr Kao congratulated Minister Sar Sokha on his appointment as Deputy Prime Minister…
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn paid a courtesy call on Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Education, Youth and Sports of Cambodia Dr Hang Chuon Naron in Phnom Penh today. Dr Kao congratulated Dr Hang on his promotion to Deputy…
On the sidelines of the 20th Southeast Asia Red Cross and Red Crescent Leaders Meeting, Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn and International Federation Red Cross (IFRC) Regional Director for Asia Pacific Alexander Matheou…
Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for Community and Corporate Affairs Tran Duc Binh lauded the convening of the 2023 KRI International Public Policy Symposium themed “Strengthening the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between Korea and…
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr. Kao Kim Hourn participated in the Opening Ceremony of the 20th Southeast Asia Red Cross and Red Crescent Leaders Meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. During the ceremony, the President of the Cambodian Red Cross,…
The Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn paid a courtesy call on General Tea Seiha, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence of the Kingdom of Cambodia today. Dr Kao congratulated General Tea Seiha on his recent…
Today at the ASEAN Secretariat: Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN Tran Duc Binh welcomed the delegation from Ministry of Science and Technology of China, led by its Chief Inspector Gao Bao in a courtesy call.
This morning, Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn attended the Tree Planting programme organised for the youth delegation at the Buddhist Cultural Centre in Kirirom National Park, Cambodia. The programme was held back-to-back with…
A side event on “Fostering Partnerships for our Common Future: Enhancing Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships to Accelerate the SDGs in ASEAN” was held on the margins of the SDG Summit 2023 at the United Nations in New York.
Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Political-Security Community Michael Tene called on Secretary-General of Central American Integration System Werner Isaac Vargas Torres on the sidelines of the 78th United Nations General…
The ASEAN cooperation in minerals and stakeholders across the region are eagerly awaiting the announcement of winners and awardees of the 3rd ASEAN Mineral Awards this year during the week of 20th November 2023.
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn delivered remarks at the opening ceremony of the 1st China ASEAN Clean Energy Week in Haikou, China. Dr Kao shared his optimism that the event will propel ASEAN and China to enhance collaborative…
At the invitation of Samdech Kittiprithbindit Bun Rany HunSen, President of the Cambodian Red Cross, Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn will lead the ASEAN Secretariat’s delegation in the 20th Southeast Asia Red Cross and Red…
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn had a meeting with China’s National Energy Administrator Zhang Jian Hua. They explored ways to enhance investments in ASEAN’s green infrastructure such as through financing sustainable energy and…