On 30 January 2026, Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) San Lwin, received a courtesy meeting with the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Norway to ASEAN Mariann Rudd Hagen at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. Building on the 10th Anniversary of the ASE The post Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASCC Meets Ambassador of the Kingdom of Norway to ASEAN appeared first on ASEAN Main Portal.

Senior Officials of ASEAN Member States and China met for the 25th ASEAN-China SOM-DOC on 30 January 2026 in Cebu, the Philippines. The Meeting reviewed progress in implementing the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea (DOC) and discussed ways to advance negotiations toward The post The 25th ASEAN-China Senior Officials’ Meeting on the Implementation of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea convenes in Cebu, the Philippines appeared first on ASEAN Main Portal.

The ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat (AMM Retreat) was convened on 29 January 2026 in Cebu City, Philippines. The Retreat was the first major meeting under the ASEAN Political-Security Community (APSC) Pillar under the Philippines’ ASEAN Chairship of 2026 with the theme “Navigating Our Future The post Press Statement by the Chair of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat appeared first on ASEAN Main Portal.

Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today sat down for an exclusive interview with Nikkei Asia, on the sidelines of AMM Retreat 2026 in Cebu, the Philippines, to discuss the region’s evolving landscape under the Philippines’ 2026 Chairship. During the conversation, Dr. Kao provided u The post Secretary-General of ASEAN shares views with Nikkei Asia appeared first on ASEAN Main Portal.

Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today met with H.E. Hou Yanqi, the newly-appointed Senior Officials’ Meeting on the Implementation of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea (SOM-DOC) Leader of China. The meeting was held in Cebu, Philippines, at the sideli The post Secretary-General of ASEAN Meets with China’s SOM-DOC Leader appeared first on ASEAN Main Portal.