The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, was established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand, with the signing of the ASEAN Declaration (Bangkok Declaration) by the Founding Fathers of ASEAN: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Brunei Darussalam joined ASEAN on 7 January 1984, followed by Viet Nam on 28 July 1995, Lao PDR and Myanmar on 23 July 1997, Cambodia on 30 April 1999, and Timor-Leste on 26 October 2025 making up what is today the eleven Member States of ASEAN.
ASEAN organs always strive to achieve ASEAN’s goals and objectives, the Secretary-General of ASEAN and the ASEAN Secretariat shall be functioned as coordinating Secretariat to help facilitate effective decision-making withing and amongst ASEAN bodies. In addition, each Member State shall appoint a Permanent Representative to liaise with Secretary-General of ASEAN and the ASEAN SecretariatÂ
ASEAN shall develop friendly relations and mutually beneficial dialogues, cooperation and partnerships with countries and sub-regional, regional and international organisations and institutions. This includes external partners, ASEAN entities, human rights bodies, non-ASEAN Member States Ambassadors to ASEAN, ASEAN committees in third countries and international organisations, as well as international / regional organisations.
The rodmap for an ASEAN Community (2009-2015) was declared by the leaders in 2009. The ASEAN Community, anchored on three community pillars: Political-Security Community, Economic Community, Socio-Cultural Community was launched in 2015. The ASEAN 2025: Forging Ahead Together was introduced in 2015 as a Post-2015 Vision. It comprises the ASEAN Community Vision 2025, the ASEAN Political-Security Community Blueprint 2025, the ASEAN Economic Community Blueprint 2025 and the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Blueprint 2025
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, was established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand, with the signing of the ASEAN Declaration (Bangkok Declaration) by the Founding Fathers of ASEAN: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Brunei Darussalam joined ASEAN on 7 January 1984, followed by Viet Nam on 28 July 1995, Lao PDR and Myanmar on 23 July 1997, Cambodia on 30 April 1999, and Timor-Leste on 26 October 2025 making up what is today the eleven Member States of ASEAN.
ASEAN organs always strive to achieve ASEAN’s goals and objectives, the Secretary-General of ASEAN and the ASEAN Secretariat shall be functioned as coordinating Secretariat to help facilitate effective decision-making withing and amongst ASEAN bodies. In addition, each Member State shall appoint a Permanent Representative to liaise with Secretary-General of ASEAN and the ASEAN SecretariatÂ
ASEAN shall develop friendly relations and mutually beneficial dialogues, cooperation and partnerships with countries and sub-regional, regional and international organisations and institutions. This includes external partners, ASEAN entities, human rights bodies, non-ASEAN Member States Ambassadors to ASEAN, ASEAN committees in third countries and international organisations, as well as international / regional organisations.
The rodmap for an ASEAN Community (2009-2015) was declared by the leaders in 2009. The ASEAN Community, anchored on three community pillars: Political-Security Community, Economic Community, Socio-Cultural Community was launched in 2015. The ASEAN 2025: Forging Ahead Together was introduced in 2015 as a Post-2015 Vision. It comprises the ASEAN Community Vision 2025, the ASEAN Political-Security Community Blueprint 2025, the ASEAN Economic Community Blueprint 2025 and the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Blueprint 2025
The Fifty-Fifth ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) Meeting was held in Semarang, Indonesia on 19 – 20 August 2023. The Meeting, which was chaired by Indonesia under the theme “ASEAN Matters: Epicentrum of Growth” was preceded by a preparatory meeting of the ASEAN Senior Economic Officials (SEOM)
Delivering Carbon Neutrality for ASEAN Could Unlock Up To US$5.3 Trillion Economic Opportunity
SEMARANG, 19 August, 2023 – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is setting course for a carbon-neutral future, with ASEAN Economic Ministers today endorsing a visionary ASEAN
The Secretary-General of ASEAN, H.E. Dr. Kao Kim Hourn attended the 55th ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) in Semarang, Indonesia. Dr. Kao updated the Meeting on the Recommendations of the 43rd High-Level Task Force on ASEAN Economic Integration (HLTF-EI) to the 55th AEM and on Timor-Leste’s Applica
Semarang, Indonesia, 19 August 2023: The study on the ASEAN Digital Economy Framework Agreement (DEFA) has been officially endorsed by the ASEAN Economic Ministers’ (AEM) meeting on 19 August 2023. The study was commissioned by the ASEAN Member States, with the support from Australia for ASEAN
The Secretary-General of ASEAN today took part in the ASEAN Economic Ministers held their 21st consultation with the ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN BAC). The meeting exchanged views on recommendations from the private sector to enhance ASEAN economic integration and welcomed ASEAN BAC’
The Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr. Kao Kijm Hourn today participated in the new ASEAN Tariff Finder, which was officially launched by ASEAN Economic Ministers. The Tariff Finder is an online platform designed to support traders to maximize benefits from ASEAN’s free trade agreements (FTA) thr
SEMARANG, 19 August 2023– Commissioned by the ASEAN Member States with support from Australia for ASEAN Futures Initiative (Aus4ASEAN Futures) – Econom
The Secretary-General of ASEAN, H.E. Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, met with H.E. Nigel Huddleston MP, Minister for International Trade of the UK’s Department for Businesses and Trade on Saturday, 19 August 2023. Both sides deliberated on ASEAN-UK cooperation on trade and economic policy with the ASEAN Econo
Today, the Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr. Kao Kim Hourn attended the ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) – 26th ASEAN Investment Area (AIA) Council, which was chaired by H.E. Mr. Bahlil Lahadalia, Minister of Investment and Chairman of the Investment Coordinating Board of Indonesia. The Meeting discus
The Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr. Kao Kim Hourn today attended the 55th AEM – 37th ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) Council Meeting. The meeting which was chaired by H.E. Zulkifli Hasan, Minister of Trade, Republic of Indonesia, discussed the progress of the implementation of the ASEAN Trade in Good
