Articles Category: ASEAN Identity and Community Building

The 28th ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Council Meeting

The ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) Council held the 28th ASCC Council meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on 13 October 2022—its first in-person meeting in two years. The meeting discussed the strategic direction for ASCC and its cross-pillar and cross-sectoral work.

Celebrating the Past, Preparing for the Future: Reflections Ahead of the ASEAN-EU Commemorative Summit

Throughout 2022, ASEAN and the European Union have held many great events in Jakarta, throughout Southeast Asia, and in the cyber sphere, including a joint photo exhibition, a bike ride, a cultural festival, a comic strip competition, a series of video reflections by eminent persons along with a Young Leaders’ Forum. All of these events Celebrating the Past, Preparing for the Future: Reflections Ahead of the ASEAN-EU Commemorative Summit

A Salute to a Steadfast Leader: Dato Lim Jock Hoi

When Secretary-General Dato Lim Jock Hoi took on the mantle of leadership in 2018, his goals for the ASEAN Secretariat were clear: to be proactive, provide better support to Member States, and move along the implementation of the ASEAN Community blueprints.  He ends his 5-year tenure with these goals fulfilled.