{"id":13890,"date":"2025-02-28T03:16:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T03:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kaokimhourn.com\/eng\/?p=13890"},"modified":"2025-03-05T03:18:06","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T03:18:06","slug":"feb-28-2025-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kaokimhourn.com\/eng\/?p=13890","title":{"rendered":"Feb 28, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today attended the 31st ASEAN Economic Ministers\u2019 Retreat (AEM Retreat) held in Johor, Malaysia. The AEM Retreat was chaired by Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry of Malaysia Tengku Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz. The meeting expressed its support for ASEAN\u2019s economic priorities under Malaysia\u2019s 2025 Chairmanship under the theme of \u201cInclusivity and Sustainability.\u201d The meeting also exchanged views on the current regional and global economic outlook, progress of implementation of the AEC Blueprint 2025, as well as key initiatives to further integrate ASEAN\u2019s economy including the ongoing negotiations for the ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA) upgrade, the ASEAN Digital Economy Framework Agreement (DEFA), as well as Timor-Leste\u2019s accession to ASEAN economic agreements and ASEAN\u2019s external economic relations. The meeting was preceded by an open session with the ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC), followed by the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), and McKinsey, which engaged in discussions on ASEAN\u2019s economic integration as well as emerging regional and global issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"13891\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaokimhourn.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/01-12-1024x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaokimhourn.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/01-12-1024x600.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kaokimhourn.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/01-12-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kaokimhourn.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/01-12-768x450.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kaokimhourn.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/01-12-850x498.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.kaokimhourn.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/01-12.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"669\" data-id=\"13893\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaokimhourn.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/02-12-1024x669.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13893\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaokimhourn.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/02-12-1024x669.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kaokimhourn.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/02-12-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kaokimhourn.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/02-12-768x502.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kaokimhourn.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/02-12-350x230.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.kaokimhourn.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/02-12-850x555.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.kaokimhourn.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/02-12.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" data-id=\"13892\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaokimhourn.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/03-12-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13892\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaokimhourn.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/03-12-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kaokimhourn.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/03-12-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kaokimhourn.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/03-12-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kaokimhourn.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/03-12-850x568.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.kaokimhourn.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/03-12.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"769\" data-id=\"13894\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaokimhourn.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/04-10-1024x769.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13894\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaokimhourn.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/04-10-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kaokimhourn.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/04-10-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kaokimhourn.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/04-10-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kaokimhourn.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/04-10-850x638.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.kaokimhourn.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/04-10.jpg 1192w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today attended the 31st ASEAN Economic Ministers\u2019 Retreat (AEM Retreat) held in Johor, Malaysia. 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