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 Under-Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism of Hong Kong, China Raistlin Lau this afternoon. During the meeting, Dr Kao encouraged the enhancement of people-to-people ties with Hong Kong by exploring cooperation with the ASEAN sports sector a
This afternoon, Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn paid a courtesy call on the Chief Executive of Hong Kong SAR, China John Lee at the Government House. The meeting discussed practical cooperation between ASEAN and Hong Kong, particularly in areas where the latter could contribute to suppo
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn met with Financial Secretary of Hong Kong SAR Paul Chan Mo-po today. They discussed the ongoing ASEAN finance initiatives on digitalisation, financial inclusion, and sustainability, and explored possible areas of collaboration in the finance sector betwee
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn paid a courtesy call on the Acting Secretary for Education of Hong Kong, China Jeff Sze. They discussed ways to enhance education opportunities for ASEAN students in Hong Kong and vice-versa, and looked forward to further cooperation to promote greater pe
This morning, Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn attended the opening session of the 8th Belt and Road Summit in Hong Kong, China. Under the theme Prospering on a Decade of Collaboration, the event was opened by the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong SAR John KC Lee. Dr Kao met with other se
Today, Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn delivered the keynote remarks at the 21st International CEO Conference organised by the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) in Manila. In his speech, Dr Kao highlighted that the future of integration in ASEAN should be characterised by
At the invitation of the Government of Hong Kong SAR, China, the Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn will pay a working visit to Hong Kong SAR on 12-14 September. During the visit, Dr Kao will pay a courtesy call on the Chief Executive of Hong Kong SAR John KC Lee, deliver an address to the
As part of his working visit to the Philippines, Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn paid a courtesy call on the Acting Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines Ma Theresa P Lazaro today in Manila. They discussed ways to move the ASEAN Community-building efforts forward, including th
