Category: ASEAN

Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn and Deputy Prime Minister, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Minister of Tourism and Environment of Timor-Leste Francisco Kalbuadi Lay met today prior to the convening…

SecGen of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn met with Indonesia’s Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno. They discussed ways to strengthen capacity of tourism professionals, advance sustainable tourism development,…

SecGen of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn met with the new Chief Executive Officer of the Pacific Asia Travel Association Noor Ahmad Hamid in Tokyo, Japan. They discussed ways to advance sustainable…

Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn met with Minister of Tourism and Sports of Thailand Sudawan Wangsuphakijkosol this morning in Tokyo. They discussed sustainable practices to reduce the environmental impacts of…

Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn held a bilateral meeting with Japan’s Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Saito Tetsuo ahead of the ASEAN-Japan Tourism Ministers’ Special Dialogue.

Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn shared his thoughts with Nikkei on ASEAN-Japan relations including both sides’ commitment to advance the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership for peace, stability, and prosperity in the…

Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn will lead the ASEAN Secretariat’s delegation in the 10th Beijing Xiangshan Forum on 29-31 October. Dr Kao will deliver remarks at the First Plenary Session…

Today, Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn visited the Japan Foundation in Tokyo. Dr Kao welcomed potential collaborative activities between Japan Foundation and ASEAN, especially in cultural, education, and people-to-people exchanges.

Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn and Mayor of Tsukuba City Dr Igarashi Tatsuo discussed the utilisation of digital technologies to solve various issues encountered by diverse communities in cities.

SecGen of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn delivered the opening remarks at the 5th ASEAN-Japan Smart Cities Network High Level Meeting in Tsukuba . Dr Kao encouraged participants to strengthen partnership to…

Today, Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn delivered a lecture at the Kyoto University on ASEAN-Japan Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and Its Future Prospect. Dr Kao also met with the President of…

Wed, 25/10/23: On a speed train from Kyoto heading to Tokyo.

Glad to accompany @ASEANSG @hourn_kaofor his visit to Japan. Please find the details of the SG’s meeting with FM @Kamikawa_Yokoand call on PM @kishida230on the following links.https://mofa.go.jp/press/release/press1e_000477.htmlhttps://mofa.go.jp/a_o/rp/page7e_

Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn and Prime Minister of Japan Kishida Fumio expressed mutual commitment to advance the ASEAN-Japan Comprehensive Strategic Partnership that is substantive, meaningful and beneficial.

This afternoon, Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn exchanged views on ASEAN-Japan relations with prominent academics and experts from Japan’s leading universities and research institutions. They also discussed regional and global…

SecGen of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn and SecGen of ASEAN-Japan Centre Kunihiko Hirabayashi discussed ways to enhance mutual cooperation on trade, investment, tourism, and people-to-people exchanges under the ASEAN-Japan Comprehensive Strategic…

SecGen of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn met with Foreign Minister of Japan Kamikawa Yoko in Tokyo today. They agreed to work closely to promote the ASEAN-Japan Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in conjunction…