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
GONGJU/ONLINE, 2 December 2020 – The National Civil Defense and Disaster Management Training Institute (NDTI) of Korea, in collaboration with Indonesia’s Education and Training Center of Disaster Management National Authority (BNPB), held the opening ceremony of the Disaster Management Capacit
JAKARTA, 1 December 2020 – Today, the ASEAN Committee on Consumer Protection (ACCP) launched its second and third Regional Information Campaigns on Misleading Advertisement and Consumer Redress. The campaign highlights ACCP’s commitment towards ensuring a high common level of consumer empowerm
Bangkok, 27 November 2020 – Today, the ASEAN Secretariat and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) released a new report urging Southeast Asian governments to amplify their COVID-19 stimulus packages with much-needed investments in climate action an
JAKARTA, 23 November 2020 – Tomorrow, key media leaders from ASEAN Members States will convene with the region’s thought leaders at the fourth edition of the ASEAN Media Forum (AMF).The AMF is a platform for senior editors to come together with ASEAN leaders to discuss vital issues affecting t
JAKARTA, 17 NOVEMBER 2020 – The ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area (AANZFTA) Economic Cooperation Support Programme (AECSP) launched a series of e-learning modules on ASEAN Regional Guidelines for the Implementation of
JAKARTA, 13 November 2020 – The “Investment Opportunities in ASEAN 2021 – Invest in ASEAN: Towards Resilient Growth in the New Normal” e-brochure is now available online on the ASEAN website and the InvestASEAN portal.The e-brochure features the major imports, exports, industries, and
The ASEAN Law Forum 2020 under the auspices of the ASEAN Senior Law Officials Meeting (ASLOM) on Experience Sharing of Enhanced Efficiency of Law Implementation, and Enforcement of Court Judgments and Decisions in ASEAN Member States” was held on 4 November 2020 via video conference.
SEOUL, 3 NOVEMBER 2020 – The first ROUND 2020 Music Festival hosted by the Korean broadcasting company KBS and sponsored by the ASEAN-Korea Cooperation Fund through the Government of Korea will take place on 6 December.ROUND 2020 aims to connect ASEAN and Korea through music which will lead an e
JAKARTA, 19 October 2020 – Representatives from ASEAN sectoral bodies on disaster management, health and social welfare development convened in a high-level roundtable on 14 October to discuss accelerated actions in addressing the COVID-19 pandemic.The roundtable took place during the official l
Jakarta, 22 September 2020 – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretariat, the Mission of the Republic of Korea to ASEAN, and the ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on Disaster Management (AHA Centre) launched the ASEAN Standards and Certification fo
