Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, this morning held a breakfast meeting with the Chargé d’Affaires of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar to ASEAN,...

The Twenty-seventh Meeting of the Sub-Regional Ministerial Steering Committee on Transboundary Haze Pollution (27th MSC) was held on 9 July 2026 in Bali, Indonesia. The Meeting was...

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei — Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah has named one of his youngest sons as the country’s foreign minister in a major cabinet reshuffle, largely seen as...

Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, on 5 August 2026, participated in the Heads of Civil Service Meeting for the 8th ASEAN Plus...

Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, on 5 August 2026, met with H.E. Hun Many, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Civil Service...

Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today participated in the filming of ASEAN’s segment for “Where the Sun Sets and Hope Rises,” a documentary produced by the Ramon...

Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, on 10 August 2026, attended a farewell dinner for Ambassador of the European Union (EU) to ASEAN, H.E. Sujiro Seam, held in...

VIENTIANE — Rescuers called off their search Saturday for two men trapped in a semi-submerged cave in Laos for more than two weeks, as the...

The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) convened its Special Meeting 2/2025 from 7 to 10 July 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The...

Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today met with the Minister of Defence of Malaysia, Dato’ Seri Mohamed Khaled bin Nordin,  on the sidelines of the 37th Annual International...

Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, on the evening of 1 August 2026, attended a Welcome Dinner hosted by Ipoh City Council, Malaysia. The gathering provided an informal...

Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, this morning held a breakfast meeting with the Chargé d’Affaires of the Permanent Mission of the Republic...

We welcome the meeting on 03 August 2026 between Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and Mr. Arnaud de Baecque, Resident Representative of...

JAKARTA, 7 August 2026 – ASEAN will commemorate its 59th Anniversary on 8 August 2026 under the theme, “Navigating Our Future, Together,” aligned with the Philippines’ ASEAN Chairship for...

Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today met with regional media in an interface session as part of the 10th ASEAN Media Forum, in Manila, the Philippines. During...

Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC), H.E. San Lwin, met with H.E. Masagos Zulkifli, Minister for Social and Family Development of...

The Twenty-seventh Meeting of the Sub-Regional Ministerial Steering Committee on Transboundary Haze Pollution (27th MSC) was held on 9 July 2026 in...

H.E. Anutin Charnvirakul, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand, on 4 August 2026, delivered a Policy Speech at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat, highlighting Thailand’s strong commitment to and...

Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today met with H.E. Anutin Charnvirakul, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. The meeting underscored Thailand’s instrumental...

DA NANG, 9 July 2026 – The Ministry of Home Affairs of Viet Nam successfully convened the 13th ASEAN Occupational Safety and Health Network (ASEAN-OSHNET)...

VIETNAM has accelerated the expansion of military and logistical facilities on several reefs claimed by the Philippines as part of the Kalayaan Island Group...