Dr. Kao Kim Hourn

ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn met Chinese Ambassador Wang Qing to review their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership's fifth anniversary, discussing cooperation priorities as bilateral trade exceeded one trillion dollars in 2025.

Russia hosted Southeast Asian leaders in Kazan for a 35-year commemoration summit, strengthening ties with ASEAN's 690 million people and $4 trillion economy while demonstrating Moscow's strategic pivot toward Asia amid geopolitical realignment.

ASEAN Secretary-General Dr. Kao Kim Hourn briefed the 31st APSC Council meeting in Cebu on sectoral bodies' work and ASEAN 2045 strategic plan implementation, chaired by Philippines' Foreign Affairs Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro.