{"id":21553,"date":"2026-05-05T02:18:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T02:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kaokimhourn.com\/eng\/?p=21553"},"modified":"2026-05-06T02:21:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T02:21:14","slug":"may-5-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kaokimhourn.com\/eng\/?p=21553","title":{"rendered":"May 5, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today had a meeting with Chief of Local Diplomacy of Governors Association of the Republic of Korea (GAROK), H.E. Lee Jang-keun, at the ASEAN Headquarters\/ASEAN Secretariat. The Meeting underscored the importance of local governments in advancing ASEAN 2045: Our Shared Future. 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