{"id":20763,"date":"2026-03-06T01:21:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T01:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kaokimhourn.com\/eng\/?p=20763"},"modified":"2026-03-06T07:23:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T07:23:57","slug":"mar-6-2026-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kaokimhourn.com\/eng\/?p=20763","title":{"rendered":"Mar 6, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, gave a media interview with The Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper, in Tokyo, Japan, on 6 March 2026. 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