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
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today met with Chairman of ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC) 2025 Tan Sri Nazir Razak. They discussed ASEAN-BAC’s support to ASEAN’s economic integration through its legacy projects, priorities, and initiatives under Malaysia’
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today met with President of the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), Professor Tetsuya Watanabe, on the sidelines of the 31st AEM Retreat. They discussed ERIA’s support to ASEAN as well as the preparations for the upcoming ERI
HA NOI, 27 FEBRUARY 2025 – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Viet Nam, in collaboration with the ASEAN-China Cooperation Fund (ACCF) Management Team (AMT), and the ASEAN Secretariat (ASEC) hosted the ACCF Promotion and ASEAN Project Proposal Development Training for Vietnamese Government Officia
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today met with Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry of Malaysia and the Chair of the ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Meeting Tengku Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz, in Johor, Malaysia. They discussed the work and priorities under Malaysia’s ASEAN Chairma
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today met with Minister of Trade and Industry of Timor-Leste Filipus Nino Pereira, in Johor, Malaysia, on the sidelines of the 31st ASEAN Economic Ministers’ (AEM) Retreat. They discussed Timor Leste’s accession process to ASEAN, particularly
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, delivered a pre-recorded remark at the 9th Huawei ICT Competition APAC Final & Award Ceremony in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on 27 February 2025. In his remark, Dr. Kao underscored that empowering young talents is key to driving ASEAN’s digital trans
