Jakarta, June 24 -- At the invitation of H.E. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Thongsalith Mangnormek, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education and Sports of Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, Secretary-General of ASEAN, will lead the ASEAN Secretariat's delegation to participate in the 22nd ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Science, Technology and Innovation (AMMSTI-22), to be held in Vientiane, Lao PDR, on 26 June 2026. During the meeting, the Ministers will endorse a landmark restructuring of the ASEAN Committee on Science and Technology and Innovation (COSTI) sub-committee framework from nine to five focused sub-committees, strengthening regional Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) governance, enhancing strategic a...