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May 6, 2026Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for Corporate and Community Affairs, H.E. Nararya Soeprapto, received Deputy Secretary-General of the China-ASEAN Expo Secretariat, Liang Yiguang,...Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for Corporate and Community Affairs receives Deputy Secretary General of CAEXPO Secretariat
May 4, 2026H.E. Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, Secretary-General of ASEAN, today received H.E. Thongsavan Phomvihane, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR), at...Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Lao PDR visits ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat

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