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, on 29 September 2026, engaged with the ASEAN Committee in Canberra, in Adelaide, Australia, on the sidelines of the Australia-ASEAN Business Forum 2026. Both sides exchanged views on ASEAN-Australia relations, particularly in light of the fifth anniver
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, on 29 September 2026, met with the Hon. Simon Birmingham, Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Banking Association, on the margins of the Australia-ASEAN Business Forum 2026, in Adelaide, Australia. They discussed areas of potential collaboration
Secretary-General, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, on 29 September 2026, met with the Hon. Joe Szakacs, Minister for Infrastructure and Transport of South Australia, in Adelaide, Australia, on the sidelines of the Australia-ASEAN Business Forum 2026. The meeting discussed opportunities to strengthen ASEAN-Austr
We, the ASEAN Tourism Ministers, convened at the Second ASEAN Tourism
Ministers’ Retreat on 29 September 2026 in Manila, the Philippines, and exchanged
views on the evolving global and regional situation and its implications for ASEAN
tourism. We underscored the importance of the Retreat as a v
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, on 29 September 2026, held a meeting with The Hon. Mr. Anoulack Chanthivong MP, Minister for Industry and Trade; and Minister for Innovation, Science and Technology of New South Wales, Australia, in Adelaide, Australia, on the margins of the Australia-
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, on 29 September 2026, met with Mr. Bran Black, Chief Executive of the Business Council of Australia, on the sidelines of the Australia–ASEAN Business Forum 2026, in Adelaide, Australia. They exchanged views on strengthening ASEAN–Australia private-
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, on 29 September 2026, met with the Hon. Chris Picton MP, Minister for State Development and Minister for Artificial Intelligence and the Digital Economy South Australia, in Adelaide, Australia, on the sidelines of the Australia-ASEAN Business Forum 202
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, on 29 September 2026, delivered keynote remarks at the Australia–ASEAN Business Forum 2026 in Adelaide, Australia, under the theme “Deepening Australia–ASEAN Economic Integration in a Changing Global Landscape.” In his remarks, Dr. Kao undersco
