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, met with the President of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, China, Hon. Andrew Leung, on the sidelines of the CGCC World Chinese Entrepreneurs Summit. They exchanged views on regional economic development and discussed ways to further enhance econo
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, met with the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury of Hong Kong, Mr. Christopher Hui, on the sidelines of the CGCC World Chinese Entrepreneurs Summit. They discussed ways to enhance collaboration in ensuring a safe and reliable financial sy
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, met with Bank of China (Hong Kong) Vice Chairman and Chief Executive of Bank of China, Mr. Sun Yu, on the sidelines of the CGCC World Chinese Entrepreneurs Summit. They discussed the ongoing ASEAN finance initiatives on digitalization, financial inclus
Secretary General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, met with the Chief Executive of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People’s Republic of China, Hon. John Lee, on the sidelines of the CGCC World Chinese Entrepreneurs Summit. They reiterated the strong commitments of ASEAN and Hong Kong, China
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, this morning delivered a keynote speech at the CGCC World Chinese Entrepreneurs Summit 2024, in Hong Kong SAR, People’s Republic of China. In his speech, Dr. Kao highlighted that the RCEP sets a strong foundation for a stronger ASEAN-China partner
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today met with Ambassador of Canada to ASEAN Vicky Singmin, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. They discussed the preparations for the upcoming ASEAN-Canada Ministerial Meeting in Vientiane, Lao PDR on 26 July 2024, and exchanged views on pos
At the invitation of the Chairman of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, Hong Kong (CGCCHK), Dr. Jonathan Choi, Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, will lead the ASEAN Secretariat delegation to participate, as a distinguished keynote speaker, in the CGCC World Chinese Entrepreneurs
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, this afternoon in Beijing engaged with Secretary-General of ASEAN-China Centre, H.E. Shi Zhongjun, to discuss ASEAN-China cooperation and explored new ideas on how to promote ASEAN awareness in China. The two Secretaries-General also exchanged view
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, this morning in Beijing engaged in talks with the President of Xinhua News Agency, Fu Hua, and exchanged perspectives on latest initiatives to enhance ASEAN-China engagement. Dr. Kao expressed his hope that Xinhua News Agency could play a pivotal role
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr Kao Kim Hourn, today met with Mr. Cui Zhicheng, General Manager of China General Technology (Group) Holding Co., Ltd. in Beijing. The discussion centred on promoting technological innovation, medical and health cooperation, among others, in ASEAN through enhanced coop
