{"id":21873,"date":"2026-05-22T01:53:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T01:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kaokimhourn.com\/eng\/?p=21873"},"modified":"2026-05-25T01:54:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T01:54:37","slug":"may-22-2026-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kaokimhourn.com\/eng\/?p=21873","title":{"rendered":"May 22, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today met with the Deputy Minister of International Trade of Canada, H.E. 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