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
1. The impact of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has been tremendous. Being faced with numerous air travel issues as a result of this pandemic, the ASEAN Air Transport Working Group (ATWG) members continue to find ways to address emerging issues by adopting a “new normal” to en
JAKARTA, 2 July 2020 – The ASEAN Emergency Operation Centre (EOC) Network for public health emergencies convened a video conference (VC) with the French government as part of the ASEAN Health Sector Response to COVID-19.This fifth VC on COVID-19 took place on 30 June, following the previous
JAKARTA, 2 July 2020 – Senior Officials from ASEAN and the People’s Republic of China reaffirmed the importance of their strategic partnership and agreed to further enhance their relations at the 26th ASEAN-China Senior Officials’ Consultation held online yesterday.Both ASEAN and Ch
The main agenda issue at the 36th ASEAN Summit in Vietnam tops the June 2020 edition of “ASEAN Today.” Raissa Chentami of The Indonesia Channel anchors the program from Jakarta. She also reports on the new food chain in Malaysia and the re-opening of the Grand Palace in Bangkok.This is the 100t
JAKARTA, 30 June 2020 – The ASEAN Secretariat (ASEC) staff completed a second round of rapid antibody tests for COVID-19 today.The tests were done to prevent and control COVID-19 transmission among officials, staff and personnel working in ASEC premises and support the ongoing community surv
JAKARTA, 30 June 2020 – The Government of Canada donated N95 and medical masks for COVID-19 preventive and control measures to ASEAN Member States (AMS) and the ASEAN Secretariat, yesterday.Ambassador of Canada to ASEAN Diedrah Kelly symbolically gave the donation to the Secretary-Genera
JAKARTA, 27 June 2020 – In commemorating the International MSME Day, the ASEAN Coordinating Committee on Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (ACCMSME) and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) released a Policy Insight on boosting MSME resilience during the COVID-1
JAKARTA, 26 June 2020 – ASEAN and New Zealand reaffirmed their commitment to continue deepening their strategic partnership during the 8th ASEAN-New Zealand Joint Cooperation Committee Meeting held yesterday via video conference.
ASEAN appreciated New Zealand’s
JAKARTA, 25 June 2020 – The ASEAN Leaders will convene at the 36th ASEAN Summit via teleconference tomorrow to discuss how to further strengthen cooperation on public health emergencies and put in place a robust post-pandemic recovery plan.As ASEAN Chair in 2020, Prime Minister of Viet Nam,
JAKARTA, 24 June 2020 – Ministers of the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) Council broke tradition and convened in an online meeting yesterday, ahead of the upcoming 36th ASEAN Summit.Adapting to the ‘new normal’, the ministers met virtually to continue leading socio-cultural cooperati
