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
On 30 January 2026, Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) San Lwin, received a courtesy meeting with the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Norway to ASEAN Mariann Rudd Hagen at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. Building on the 10th Anniversary of the ASE
Senior Officials of ASEAN Member States and China met for the 25th ASEAN-China SOM-DOC on 30 January 2026 in Cebu, the Philippines. The Meeting reviewed progress in implementing the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea (DOC) and discussed ways to advance negotiations toward
The 13th Meeting of ASEAN–India Tourism Ministers (M-ATM Plus India) was held
on 30 January 2026, in conjunction with the 29th Meeting of ASEAN Tourism
Ministers (M-ATM) in Cebu, Philippines. The Meeting was co-chaired by H.E.
Christina Garcia Frasco, Secretary of Tourism of the Philippines, an
The 5th Meeting of ASEAN Russian Federation Tourism Ministers (M-ATM Plus
Russia) was held on 30 January 2026 in Cebu, the Philippines, in conjunction with
the 29th Meeting of ASEAN Tourism Ministers. The Meeting was chaired by H.E.
Christina Garcia Frasco, Secretary of Tourism of the Philippines
The 25th Meeting of ASEAN, China, Japan and Republic of Korea Tourism Ministers (25th M-ATM Plus Three) was convened on 30 January 2026, in Cebu, the Philippines.
The Meeting was chaired by H.E. Christina Garcia Frasco, Secretary of Tourism of the
Philippines, and co-chaired by H.E. Nagai Manabu,
