Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, addressed the Opening Ceremony of the 7th ASEAN-Japan Smart Cities Network High-Level Meeting held in Takamatsu City, Japan, on 10 November 2025, via pre-recorded remarks….
Category: ASEAN Activities
Nov 10, 2025
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, delivered opening remarks via video message at the Inaugural ASEAN-UNFPA Forum on Population Dynamics and Development 2025, held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on 10–11 November…
Nov 6, 2025
The 9th ASEAN Media Forum (AMF) took place today. The Forum featured an Interface with the Secretary-General of ASEAN, followed by discussions on regional themes such as Global Dynamics and ASEAN’s Enlargement…
Nov 6, 2025
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today opened the 9th ASEAN Media Forum in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In his Opening Remarks, Dr. Kao noted the key role played by the media…
Nov 6, 2025
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today engaged in an interface session with regional media prior the Opening of the 9th ASEAN Media Forum held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. During this…
Nov 5, 2025
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today attended the Startup ASEAN Summit 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, alongside H.E. Chang Lih Kang, Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation of Malaysia. Dr….
Nov 5, 2025
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, will participate in the 9th ASEAN Media Forum, to be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on 6 November 2025. During the forum, Dr. Kao will…
Nov 4, 2025
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today attended the Opening Ceremony of the Festival of Ideas (FOI) and the ASEAN Higher Education Leadership Forum (ASHELF) 2025, held in Putrajaya, Malaysia, alongside…
Nov 4, 2025
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, delivered a pre-recorded video message at the New Frontier in the Care Economy Conference (CARECON) 2025, held in Kuala Lumpur, on 4-6 November 2025. Under…
Nov 4, 2025
At the invitation of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation of Malaysia, Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, will participate in the Startup ASEAN Summit 2025, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,…
Nov 4, 2025
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today joined H.E. Dato’ Seri Dr. Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, and H.E. Dato’ Seri DiRaja Dr. Zambry Abdul Kadir, Minister of…
Nov 4, 2025
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, delivered pre-recorded remarks at the 7th East Asia Summit (EAS) Clean Energy Forum held in Fuzhou, China, on 4 November 2025. In his message, he…
Nov 3, 2025
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, delivered opening remarks via video message at the GBA-ASEAN Conference on Trade, Finance & Sustainable Development held in Hong Kong, China, on 31 October–1 November…
Nov 2, 2025
At the invitation of the Akademi Kepemimpinan Pendidikan Tinggi (AKEPT), Malaysia’s premier higher education leadership academy, under the Ministry of Higher Education of Malaysia, Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, will…
Nov 1, 2025
Following the successful conclusion of the 19th ASEAN Defence Ministers Meeting (ADMM) and 12th ADMM-Plus in Malaysia, Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, joined the Defence Ministers from ASEAN Member States…
Nov 1, 2025
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today had an impromptu meeting with H.E. General Tea Seiha, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence of the Kingdom of Cambodia, on the…
Nov 1, 2025
For Lao artist, Souphalak Phongsavath, joining the ASEAN Artists Residency Programme (AARP) was a dream come true. Her first artist residency and first time in Japan, made even more special by the…