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, today had a meeting with Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to ASEAN, H.E. Wang Qing, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. Both sides took the opportunity to exchange views on ASEAN-China relations, including preparations for th
Bangkok, 14 July 2026 – The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR), led by the Representatives of Thailand and Malaysia, convened the “ASEAN Workshop on Strengthening the Implementation of Business and Human Rights to Address Forced Labour and Modern Slavery and Enhance Migr
Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for the ASEAN Political-Security Community, Dato’ Astanah Abdul Aziz, received a courtesy call from the Ambassador of the United States to ASEAN, Kevin Kim, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat today. They exchanged views on advancing the ASEAN-United Stat
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, on 10 July 2026, participated and delivered the Congratulatory Remarks during the Awarding Ceremony of the 2nd ASEAN-India Women Scientists Conclave, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, under the theme “Building Inclusive STI Communities.” Funded by t
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today met with H.E. HEM Vanndy, Minister of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation of Cambodia, on the sidelines of the 2nd ASEAN–India Women Scientists Conclave in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Dr. Kao congratulated and&n
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today received a courtesy call from Mr. Phoeurn Phally, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of VP.Start Technology Co., Ltd., a homegrown technology company, on the sidelines of the 2nd ASEAN–India Women Scientists Conclave, in Phnom Penh, Camb
JAKARTA, 10 July 2026 – Today marks the launch of the 12th annual UL Research Institutes’ ASEAN-U.S. Science Prize for Women, recognising the significant contributions of ASEAN women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today received the Secretary General of the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France, H.E. Martin Briens, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. They discussed ways to strengthen ASEAN-France cooperation, both bilaterally and within the
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today delivered keynote remarks at the Joint Symposium on Deepening Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP)- ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific (AOIP) Synergies on the Occasion of the 10th Anniversary of the FOIP. In his keynote remarks, Dr. Kao reaffirm
The 2/2026 Meeting of the Group of the EAS Ambassadors in Jakarta and EAS Group Retreat took place today in Bandung, Indonesia. The Meetings were chaired by H.E. Amb. Evangeline T. Ong Jimenez-Ducrocq, Permanent Representative of the Republic of the Philippines to
