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 Secretariat
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 Secretariat
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
VIENTIANE, 25 September 2025 – Today, ASEAN convened the 7th Meeting of the ASEAN Working Group on Culture of Prevention (7th WG on CoP) in Vientiane, Lao PDR.
Chaired by Khampou Phiasackha, Chair of the Senior Officials Committee for the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (SOCA), the meeting
BALI, 25 September 2024 – The Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy (MoTCE) of Indonesia, in collaboration with the ASEAN Secretariat, hosted the ASEAN Project Development Training for all work units within the Ministry from 24-25 September in Bali, Indonesia.
Yulia, Director of Int
New York, 25 September 2024 – ASEAN and the Pacific Alliance welcomed the Ministerial Meeting between the two regional mechanisms during the 7th ASEAN-Pacific Alliance Ministerial Meeting, held on 25 September 2024 on the sidelines of the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today held a roundtable dialogue with officials and academics from Guangxi University, in Nanning, China. The Guangxi University delegation was led by Vice President of Guangxi University Mr. Xiao Jianzhuang. Both sides exchanged views on ASEAN-China c
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today delivered a lecture at Guangxi University in Nanning, China. The lecture was titled “Fostering Friendship and Cooperation: The Role of People-to-People Connections and Exchanges in ASEAN-China Relations” and was attended by hundreds of colleg
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today participated in interviews with Chinese media outlets, including People’s Daily, Xinhua News Agency, China Media Group, China Daily, and Guangxi Radio & TV. The interviews focused on ASEAN-China relations, during which Dr. Kao addressed inq
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr. Kao Kim Hourn delivered pre-recorded remarks on “ASEAN’s perspective on maritime whole-of-government approach in the region” at the 8th Jakarta Geopolitical Forum 2024, which is being convened from 25-26 September 2024 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Hosted by the Nation
LUANG PRABANG, 25 September 2024 – The second edition of the ASEAN Migration Outlook was officially launched on 25 September during the 17th Meeting of ASEAN Committee on the Implementation of the ASEAN Declaration on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers (ACMW).
The Outlo
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today addressed the ASEAN-Plus Three Industrial Chain and Supply Chain Partnering Conference held in Nanning, China. In his remarks, Dr. Kao strongly emphasized the implementation of the RCEP agreement and the implementation of Industrial Project-based
