ASEAN chief urges deeper Korea ties on energy, digital transition

Korea Herald correspondent JAKARTA — South Korea and ASEAN nations should seek deeper cooperation in energy, digital transformation and supply chains to open new opportunities and to expand partnership, ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn says. Speaking to a group of Korean reporters at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta on Aug. 8, the Cambodian diplomat said South Korea and ASEAN member states should use current geopolitical and economic uncertainty to strengthen cooperation in areas where both