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
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, delivered pre-recorded Opening Remarks at the Exclusive Leadership Roundtable & Luncheon: A First Look at the 10th e-Conomy SEA Report, held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
This landmark 10th anniversary e-Conomy SEA 2025 Report presents a compre
Secretary-General of ASEAN H.E. Dr. Kao Kim Hourn delivered a keynote speech via video message at the ASEAN Forum of Manpower Ministers on Human Capital Development, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on 22 October 2025. In his remarks, he underscored ASEAN’s collective commitment to advancing human capi
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, congratulated the first cohort of Chevening ASEAN Scholars and the second cohort of ASEAN–UK SAGE Women in STEM (WiSTEM) Scholars, in a special video message. The milestone scholarships celebrate the growing ASEAN–UK partnership in education and ST
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, delivered pre-recorded remarks today at the ASEAN Circular Economy Forum (ACEF) 2025, held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In his message, SG Dr. Kao reaffirmed ASEAN’s commitment to accelerating the circular economy transition across the region. He highl
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, delivered a pre-recorded keynote address at the High-Level International Seminar with the theme “Balancing Relationship between Global North and Global South, Challenges and Opportunities.” The High-Level Seminar was held on 15-16 October 2025 in I
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today delivered pre-recorded opening remarks at the ASEAN-China Cooperation and Development Conference on Food and Agriculture. In his video message, he highlighted the critical role of digital transformation in driving sustainable development in the s
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today delivered pre-recorded remarks at the ASEAN Conference on Future-Ready Public Service, held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In his remarks, Dr. Kao underscored the importance of building a resilient, agile, and inclusive civil service, where he highli
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Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today delivered pre-recorded opening remarks at the EU–ASEAN Scholarships Information Day 2025, where he underscored the importance of education and mobility in opening doors to life-changing opportunities and highlighted that ASEAN and the EU are nu
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, delivered a video message for the celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB). In his remarks, SG Dr. Kao congratulated the ACB’s two decades of excellence in supporting ASEAN’s regional progress and achieveme
