JAKARTA, 11 August 2026 – ASEAN and Denmark held the First ASEAN-Denmark Joint Sectoral Cooperation Committee (AD-JSCC) Meeting today at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. This is the first formal meeting between both sides since Denmark was conferred the status of ASEAN Sectoral Dialogue Partner by the ASEAN Foreign Ministers in January this year....
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 2026. The celebration will be held at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta, bringing together the diplomatic community, representatives of ASEAN Member...
The ASEAN Post-Ministerial Conference (PMC) 11+1 Sessions with ASEAN’s Dialogue Partners, namely Australia, Canada, China, the European Union (EU), India, Japan, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea (ROK), the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom (UK), and the United States of America (US), were convened in Manila, Philippines, on 22-23 July 2026.The Meet...
We, the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the People’s Republic of China, gathered on the occasion of ASEAN Post-Ministerial Conference (PMC) with China in Manila, the Republic of the Philippines, on 22 July 2026;RECALLING the commitment of ASEAN and China to advancing practical cooperation in the areas of commo...
The 59th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) was held on 21 July 2026, in Manila, Philippines. The Meeting was chaired by the Philippines under the theme “Navigating Our Future, Together.”ASEAN COMMUNITY-We noted that this year marks the first year of the implementation of the ASEAN 2045: Our Shared Future. We reaffirmed our commitment to its full an...
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, on 18 July 2026, delivered remarks at the High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance, held on the sidelines of 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, China. Dr. Kao was joined by heads of government, international organisations, industry, and academia in discussions on the future of ...
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, on 17 July 2026, attended the Opening Ceremony of the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC), in Shanghai, China.WAIC is a strategic platform to exchange perspectives on AI innovation, governance, and digital transformation, while exploring how emerging technologies can drive sustainable developm...
On the sidelines of his participation in the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC), in Shanghai, China, Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, on 17 July 2026, met with Mr. Zhou Wei, Vice President of Huawei, at the Huawei Lianqiu Lake R&D Center. The meeting provided the opportunity to explore strategic cooperation with ASEAN in ...
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today delivered the keynote speech at the 2026 ASEAN-ROK Regional Connectivity Forum in Jakarta, Indonesia. In his keynote speech, Dr. Kao highlighted that the ASEAN Community Vision 2045 and the ASEAN Connectivity Strategic Plan must now be translated into concrete projects and commitments that not only stren...
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today received a delegation from the South Asia Regional Parliamentary Forum (SARPF) for Climate, Energy and Environment at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. They exchanged views on regional cooperation in climate action, energy transition, climate finance, and sustainable development, and discussed op...
