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
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea Chung Eui-yong visited the ASEAN Secretariat and met with Secretary-General of ASEAN Dato Lim Jock Hoi today.
Jakarta, 24 June 2021 – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) together with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) emphasised the need for collective adaptability in the face of evolving disaster risk landscape within and beyond the region at the 3rd ASEAN-ICRC Plat
JAKARTA, 24 June 2021 – The 9th ASEAN Competition Conference (ACC) will be held from 1-2 December in Hanoi, Viet Nam with the theme “Safeguarding competition – A post pandemic response of ASEAN competition authorities.”The conference is expected to provide a platform of discussion on the
Minister of State for Asia at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office of the United Kingdom, Nigel Adams MP, paid a courtesy call on Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dato Lim Jock Hoi, via videoconference, today.
SEOUL, 23 June 2021 – The ASEAN-Korea Centre (AKC) is set to participate in one of the largest global startup fairs held in Korea, “NextRise 2021, Seoul” on 28-29 June at COEX.At the fair, AKC will promote prominent startups in ASEAN and share information on Southeast Asia’s startup ec
JAKARTA, 22 June 2021 – Secretary-General of ASEAN Dato Lim Jock Hoi and Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), convened to exchange views on a range of issues, via virtual conference on 14 June,At the meeting, both sides appreciat
BANGKOK, 21 June 2021 – The EU and ASEAN announced the “EU-ASEAN High-Performance Computing (HPC) Virtual School: System Design and HPC Applications,” which will be held for the first time from 5 to 9 July.This innovative new school will bring together top international exp
JAKARTA/ONLINE – 18 June 2021 – Over 60 officials from ASEAN Member States, Australia, and New Zealand convened in a two-day virtual workshop from 15 – 16 June to improve understanding of quality and enhance capacity to design and implement trademark quality management practices.The two-
BANGKOK, 16 June 2021 – Today, the ASEAN Coordinating Committee on Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (ACCMSME) launched ASEAN Access, a one-stop business information gateway for international-oriented businesses to expand their market outreach within the ASEAN and beyond. The launch
BANGKOK, 10 June 2021– The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) in partnership with the United Nations, particularly the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (UN Human Rights), UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the UN
