Month: February 2025

Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today officiated the Opening Ceremony of the Exhibition on ASEAN-Russia Prospects of Cooperation in Civilian Nuclear Energy and Technologies, where he delivered remarks that welcomed…

Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today welcomed a delegation from the ASEAN Studies Centre (ASC) of the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, headed by its Director, Mr Choi Shing Kwok, at the…

Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, this morning met with Deputy Secretary for South and Southeast Asia Group and Australia’s ASEAN, EAS and ARF Senior Official, Michelle Chan, at the ASEAN…

Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, this evening delivered remarks at the ASEAN Energy Reception 2025, where he welcomed the new Executive Director of the ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE), Dato’…

Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today hosted the first luncheon of the year for the Committee of Permanent Representatives to ASEAN (CPR), bringing together the Permanent Representatives of ASEAN Member…

Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today met with the Chair of the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR), Edmund Bon Tai Soon, in a courtesy call, at the ASEAN…

Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today met with the Secretary-General of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), John Denton, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. The meeting’s discussion focused on enhancing…

Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, Secretary-General of ASEAN, today received H.E. Milena Rangel, Vice Minister for ASEAN Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Timor-Leste, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ ASEAN…

CDA Rebholz had a good conversation with@hourn_kaoabout how ???????? has met ???? of its commitments under the ASEAN-US Plan of Action and CSP Annex, and how we can build on that success…

Be sure to visit the ASEAN Pavilion at the World Expo 2025 Osaka from 13 April – 13 October 2025. The ASEAN Pavilion at the World Expo 2025 Osaka is supported through…

Be sure to visit the ASEAN Pavilion at the World Expo 2025 Osaka from 13 April – 13 October 2025. The ASEAN Pavilion at the World Expo 2025 Osaka is supported through…

Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today welcomed the Permanent Representative of Malaysia to ASEAN, H.E. Ambassador Sarah Al Bakri Devadason, for a meeting at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. The meeting…

Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, this morning welcomed the Ambassador of Timor-Leste to ASEAN, H.E. Natércia Cipriana Coelho da Silva, for a meeting at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. The meeting…

Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, Secretary-General of ASEAN, today hosted a dinner for the Committee of Permanent Representatives to ASEAN (CPR), in honour of H.E. Ambassador Bovonethat Douangchak, Permanent Representative of the Lao…

Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today met with Minister of International Development of Canada Ahmed Hussen, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. They discussed ways to further strengthen and deepen the…

Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today delivered the keynote address at the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific (AOIP) Seminar Series: Submarine Cables, held at the Sheraton Grand Jakarta Gandaria City…

Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, delivered a video message at the ASEAN-Japan Young Women Entrepreneurs’ Summit, held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on 13 February 2025. Dr. Kao encouraged women entrepreneurs…