The inauguration of the sixth secretary general of the ASEAN-Korea Centre Kim Jae-shin took place at the organisation’s headquarters in Jung district, central Seoul, on May 27 evening, with the participation of ASEAN Secretary-General Dr. Kao Kim Hourn.

ASEAN Korea Center (AKC) Secretary General Lee Hyuk has appreciated the role of Vietnam in ASEAN and as ASEAN Chair this year as well as the prospects of ASEAN-ROK ties in the future in an interview given to the Vietnam News Agency on the threshold of the 37th Summit and related summits scheduled for November 12-15.