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
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
More than 50 policymakers and industry leaders from across ASEAN gathered for the virtual Regional Policy Roundtable, “Digital Trade in Motion: Tackling E-Commerce Headwinds and Policy Priorities in ASEAN,” held in conjunction with the 6th ASEAN Online Sale Day. The event explored the concept o
JAKARTA, 8 August 2025 – ASEAN marked its 58th Anniversary with a significant dual celebration held simultaneously at the ASEAN Secretariat/ASEAN Headquarters in Jakarta and the World Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan. Themed “Towards Inclusive and Sustainable ASEAN Future,” the day’s e
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr Kao Kim Hourn, today presented the 2025 ASEAN Maybank Scholarship Awards. The presentation was symbolically handed-over to 10 young recipients from various ASEAN Member States. The Scholarship Awarding Ceremony was held at the sideline of the 58th ASEAN Day, with th
As part of the 58th ASEAN Day celebration activities, Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, together with the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to ASEAN, H.E. Lee Jang-keun, officiated the launch of the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat’s electric vehicles (EVs) and charging station
JAKARTA, 8 August 2025 – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has partnered with online travel platform Agoda and low-cost carrier AirAsia in launching a new campaign aimed at boosting travel within the region.
Unveiled on the occasion of the 58th ASEAN Day, the campaign
As part of the celebrations for the 58th ASEAN Day, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, Secretary-General of ASEAN, was joined by H.E. Sugiono, Minister of Foreign Minister of the Republic of Indonesia, in touring the ASEAN Food Festival hosted by the ASEAN Women Circle.
The ASEAN Food Festival featured boo
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia, H.E. Sugiono, today delivered remarks during the official ceremony commemorating the 58th ASEAN Day at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. His presence underscored Indonesia’s strong engagement and continued support for ASEAN’s reg
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, this morning celebrated the 58th ASEAN Day at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. In his remarks, SG Dr. Kao underscored the beginning of a new chapter in ASEAN Community-building marked by the successful adoption of ASEAN 2045: Our Shared Future
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today delivered the Opening Remarks to formally launch the 6th ASEAN Online Sale Day (AOSD) 2025, as part of the ASEAN Day celebration activities. In his remarks, Dr. Kao underscored that cross-border e-commerce has become an integral part of people‘
