On 17 January, the Secretary General of the AKC, Kim Young-sun met with the Deputy Secretary General of the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community, Vongthep Arthakaivalvatee. They once again reconfirmed the importace of further enhancing cooperation between the two organizations, and discussed possible collaboration in various cultural and youth programs.

Also, Secretary General Kim Young-sun visited Bandan Ekonomi Kreatif, Indonesian Agency for Creative Economy to meet the Chairman, Triawan Munaf. They discussed various possible cooperative efforts in the area of creative economy, including the game, fashion, and culinary industries.