Ong Keng Yong, ASEAN's next secretary general

Ong Keng Yong, ASEAN's next secretary general

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - Ong Keng Yong, a 48-year-old Singaporean, is to take over as new secretary general of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Jan. 1, succeeding Rodolfo Severino of the Philippines. (Kyodo)

  • Product Code
  • ILEA000013962
  • Registered date
  • 2002/8/01 00:00:00
  • Credit
  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • Media size
  • 1215 × 1684 pixel
  • Resolution
  • 72 dpi
  • Deployment size
  • 412.21(KB)*
  • Special instruction

*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.

Similar Images & Videos
    ASEAN meeting in Cebu

    ASEAN meeting in Cebu

    Foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations hold an informal meeting in Cebu, the Philippines, on Jan. 29, 2026. (Pool photo)
      ASEAN foreign ministerial meeting

      ASEAN foreign ministerial meeting

      Foreign ministers from Association of Southeast Asian Nations members hold informal talks in Langkawi Island, Malaysia, on Jan. 19, 2025.
        ASEAN foreign ministerial meeting

        ASEAN foreign ministerial meeting

        Foreign ministers from Association of Southeast Asian Nations members pose during an informal meeting in Langkawi Island, Malaysia, on Jan. 19, 2025.
          ASEAN foreign ministerial meeting

          ASEAN foreign ministerial meeting

          Foreign ministers from Association of Southeast Asian Nations members pose after attending a dinner meeting in Langkawi Island, Malaysia, on Jan. 18, 2025.
            Osaka Expo promotion in ASEAN

            Osaka Expo promotion in ASEAN

            Nararya Soeprapto (C), deputy secretary general of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, and Masahiko Kiya, ambassador of the mission of Japan to ASEAN, pose for a photo with Myaku-Myaku, the official mascot of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, at the ASEAN secretariat in Jakarta on Sept. 17, 2024. The Japanese ambassador visited the ASEAN secretariat to promote the six-month event in the western Japan city from mid-April 2025.
              ASEAN secretary general in Tokyo

              ASEAN secretary general in Tokyo

              Kisaburo Tokai (R), policy chief of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, holds talks with Kao Kim Hourn, secretary general of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, at LDP headquarters in Tokyo on May 24, 2024.
                ASEAN secretary general in Tokyo

                ASEAN secretary general in Tokyo

                Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa (R) and Kao Kim Hourn, secretary general of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, pose for a photo prior to their talks in Tokyo on May 23, 2024.
                  ASEAN secretary general in Tokyo

                  ASEAN secretary general in Tokyo

                  Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa (far R) holds talks with Kao Kim Hourn, secretary general of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, in Tokyo on May 23, 2024.
                    U.S. defense chief Austin at ASEAN meeting

                    U.S. defense chief Austin at ASEAN meeting

                    U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin (2nd from front) attends a meeting of defense ministers from Association of Southeast Asian Nations members plus eight other countries in Jakarta on Nov. 16, 2023.
                      ASEAN Secretary General Kao in Tokyo

                      ASEAN Secretary General Kao in Tokyo

                      Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) shakes hands with Kao Kim Hourn, secretary general of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, during his courtesy call at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 24, 2023.