{"id":20500,"date":"2026-02-18T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kaokimhourn.com\/eng\/?p=20500"},"modified":"2026-02-18T01:37:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T01:37:20","slug":"feb-18-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kaokimhourn.com\/eng\/?p=20500","title":{"rendered":"Feb 18, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, on 17 February 2026, spoke at Fireside Conversation hosted by Freie University Berlin, on the sidelines of his working visit to Germany. 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