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
JAKARTA, 10 September 2026 – ASEAN and Norway reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening the ASEAN-Norway Sectoral Dialogue Partnership at the 11th ASEAN-Norway Joint Sectoral Cooperation Committee (AN-JSCC) Meeting, held today at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta.
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On the sidelines of the M360 ASEAN in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today met with Minister of Communications of Malaysia, H.E. Fahmi Fadzil, to exchange views on the ASEAN Guidelines on the Safe and Responsible Use of Social Media Platforms, which was launc
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, delivered pre-recorded remarks at the 2026 International Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Expo and 4th China (Bozhou)-RCEP TCM Industry Cooperation Conference, held on 8-9 September 2026 in Bozhou City, Anhui Province, China.
In his remarks, D
JAKARTA, 10 September 2026 – The 80th Initiative for ASEAN Integration (IAI) Task Force Meeting, the final IAI Task Force Meeting of the year, was convened today at the ASEAN Secretariat/ASEAN Headquarters.
The meeting was chaired by AmbassadorNoy Choumneanh, Permanent Representative of th
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today delivered the opening remarks at the M360 ASEAN, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, underscoring the importance of regional collaboration, policy alignment and public-private partnership in building a resilient digital economy. Senior officials and indus
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, this evening delivered pre-recorded remarks for the launch of “Creative ASEAN: Enhancing Regional Cultural Cooperation through Residencies and Professional Exchange between ASEAN and France,” where he highlighted how ASEAN’s rich cultural
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, delivered pre-recorded remarks at the Ninth ASEAN–India Ministerial Meeting on Agriculture and Forestry (9th AIMMAF), on 9 September 2026. In his remarks, SG Dr. Kao underscored the importance of strengthening ASEAN–India cooperation on food securi
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, on 9 September 2026, engaged with media representatives from leading regional and international news outlets during an interview on the sidelines of the 11th Belt and Road Summit in Hong Kong, China. Dr. Kao shared ASEAN’s perspectives on regiona
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, on 9 September 2026, delivered a keynote luncheon address at the 11th Belt and Road Summit in Hong Kong, China. In his remarks, Dr. Kao highlighted ASEAN’s transformation agenda and connectivity priorities and underscored the importance of strengthen
The ASEAN Plus Three (APT) Preparatory Senior Officials’ Meeting convened today in Manila, attended by Senior Officials or their representative from APT countries and the Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Political-Security Community. The Meeting discussed preparations for the upcoming
