Category: ASEAN Activities

Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today met with ASEAN–UK Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) scholars at the University of Warwick, reaffirming ASEAN’s strong partnership with the United Kingdom…

On his first day in the United Kingdom, Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, attended a welcome lunch hosted in his honour by the academic administration of the University of Warwick,…

Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, addressed the Spring Festival at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat in a video message. In his remarks, SG Dr. Kao commended the organisation of the Festival,…

Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today hosted the first media engagement session for 2026, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. During the session, Dr. Kao highlighted the outcomes of the recently-concluded…

At the invitation of the University of Warwick and the United Kingdom Mission to ASEAN, respectively, Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr. Kao Kim Hourn will lead the ASEAN Secretariat’s delegation to participate in…

Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, this evening attended a dinner hosted by H.E. Noy Choumneanh, Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Cambodia to ASEAN. The dinner provided an opportunity for…

Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today received the Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic, H.E. Juraj Blanár, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. Both sides exchanged views…

Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today received the Honourable Mary Ng, former Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development of Canada, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. The meeting…

Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today received a courtesy call from H.E. Ambassador Takio Yamada, Ambassador for the Promotion of the Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC) and Special Assistant to…

Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today received Professor Emeritus Tan Sri Zakri Abdul Hamid, Joint-Chairman of the Malaysian Industry–Government Group for High Technology (MIGHT), at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. The…

Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, Secretary-General of ASEAN, exchanged views with H.E. Sujiro Seam, Ambassador of the European Union (EU) to ASEAN on strengthening the ASEAN-EU Dialogue Partnership in the lead-up to its…

Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today met with Ambassador of India to ASEAN, H.E. Srinivas Gotru, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. During the meeting, both sides exchanged views on ways…

Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today received a farewell call from the outgoing Ambassador of the Republic of Austria to ASEAN, H.E. Dr. Thomas Loidl. During the call, Dr. Kao…

The ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat (AMM Retreat) was convened on 29 January 2026 in Cebu City, Philippines. The Retreat was the first major meeting under the ASEAN Political-Security Community (APSC) Pillar under…

Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today sat down for an exclusive interview with Nikkei Asia, on the sidelines of AMM Retreat 2026 in Cebu, the Philippines, to discuss the region’s…

Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today met with H.E. Hou Yanqi, the newly-appointed Senior Officials’ Meeting on the Implementation of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South…

Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today attended the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat (AMM Retreat), held in Cebu, the Philippines. Chaired by the Philippines’ Secretary of Foreign Affairs, and Chair of…