Category: ASEAN Activities

Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today met with His Royal Highness Prince ‘Abdul Mateen, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Brunei Darussalam, on the sidelines of the 59th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’…

Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today held a pull-aside meeting with Minister for Foreign Affairs of Australia, Senator the Honourable Penny Wong, on the margins of the 59th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’…

Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today joined the ASEAN Foreign Ministers in the 59th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) in Manila, the Philippines. The Meeting was chaired by the Chair…

Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today attended the Opening Ceremony of the 59th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM), in Manila, the Philippines. The Ceremony marked the commencement of the 59th…

Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today had an Interface with the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR), in Manila, the Philippines. The meeting exchanged views on AICHR’s ongoing work…

Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today joined the ASEAN Foreign Ministers in the Meeting of the Commission on the Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone (SEANWFZ) in Manila, the Philippines. The…

Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today participated in the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Interface with Representatives of the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR), held on the sidelines of the…

Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, on 18 July 2026, delivered remarks at the High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance, held on the sidelines of 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in…

On the sidelines of his participation in the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC), in Shanghai, China, Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, on 17 July 2026, met with Mr. Zhou…

At the invitation of H.E. Ma. Theresa P. Lazaro, Chair of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) 2026 and Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Philippines, Secretary-General of ASEAN…

Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, on 17 July 2026, attended the Opening Ceremony of the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC), in Shanghai, China. WAIC is a strategic platform to exchange…

Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today delivered the keynote speech at the 2026 ASEAN-ROK Regional Connectivity Forum in Jakarta, Indonesia. In his keynote speech, Dr. Kao highlighted that the ASEAN…

Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today received a courtesy call from a delegation of the Philippine Foreign Service Institute (FSI), led by its Director-General Neil Frank R. Ferrer, at the…

Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today received a delegation from the South Asia Regional Parliamentary Forum (SARPF) for Climate, Energy and Environment at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. They exchanged views…

Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today gave an interview to the ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on disaster management (AHA Centre) as part of the commemoration of the 10th…

Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today received Secretary-General of the ASEAN Korea Centre (AKC), Kim Jae-shin, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. They discussed the role of the AKC in promoting ASEAN-Republic of…

Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today received a courtesy call from the Chairman of CT Group, Tran Kim Chung, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. The courtesy call provided an opportunity…