FIELD RESEARCH ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING OF ETHNIC MINORITIES CONDUCTED IN LAO CAI

From September 5 to 13, 2023, a joint research venture was undertaken in Lao Cai Province. The field research was a collaboration between the Center for Vietnamese and Southeast Asian Studies (CVSEAS) and Waseda University, with the aim of studying the issue of human trafficking of ethnic minorities.

SOCIO-ECONOMIC RECOVERY OF VIETNAM IN POST-COVID-19 CLIMATE – CURRENT SITUATIONS AND POLICY ISSUES

On August 7, 2023, the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City, in collaboration with the Vietnam Sociological Association (VSA) held the conference "Socio-economic Recovery of Vietnam in Post-COVID-19 Climate – Current Situations and Policy Issues." The conference set out to shed light on the challenges faced by Vietnam in the aftermath of the global pandemic and discuss viable policy solutions to tackle them.

SUMMER SCHOOL 2023 WITH INNSBRUCK UNIVERSITY, AUSTRIA

From August 24 – 31, 2023, the Center for Vietnamese and Southeast Asian Studies welcomed students from the University of Innsbruck, Austria to the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City (USSH - VNUHCM) as part of the annual Summer School program. The 2023 Summer School marks the 20th Anniversary since the first Summer School was organized in 2002.

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE: KOREA'S INDO-PACIFIC STRATEGY AND INDONESIA-KOREA RELATIONS

On June 28, 2023 The Korea Institute of ASEAN Studies - Busan University of Foreign Studies (KIAS-BUFS), in collaboration with the Indonesian Embassy in Seoul, hosted an informative talk titled "Korea's Indo-Pacific Strategy and Indonesia-Korea Relations." The event featured Mr. Vahd Nabyl A. Mulachela, a prominent Indonesian diplomat currently serving as the coordinator of the Korean region at the Directorate of East Asia in the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as the distinguished speaker

INDO-PACIFIC REGIONAL WORKSHOP STRENGTHENS EFFORTS AGAINST FOOD FRAUD AND COUNTERFEIT AGRICULTURAL GOODS

From May 9 to 12, 2023, The ASEAN Intellectual Property Academy and USPTO Global Intellectual Property Academy organized the Indo-Pacific Regional Workshop on Enforcement Against Food Fraud and Trade in Counterfeit Agricultural Goods. The workshop was held at The Lancaster Bangkok Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand, with the presence of prominent figures in the field, including Mr. Peter N. Fowler, Senior Counsel for Enforcement at USPTO; Mr. Matthew Kohner, Regional Intellectual Property Attaché for Southeast Asia at USPTO; experts, authorities, and stakeholders from various organizations to address the critical issues of food fraud and counterfeit agricultural goods in the Indo-Pacific region. Dr. Tran Dinh Lam - Director of International Cooperation Program at CVSEAS, also attended the event.

SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE: IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON FARMERS' LIVELIHOODS AND AGRICULTURAL LAND USE IN HAU GIANG PROVINCE: NEW CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS

On February 24, 2023, Center for Vietnam and Southeast Asian Studies (CVSEAS), University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNUHCM held a Scientific Conference “Impacts of climate change on farmers' livelihoods and agricultural land use in Hau Giang province: New challenges and Solutions” at Room D202, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, 10 - 12, Dinh Tien Hoang St., District 1, Ho Chi Minh City.

WORKSHOP ON JAPANESE NATURAL AGRICULTURE IN EA NA COMMUNE, KRONG ANA, DAK LAK

On February 10 and 11.2023, CVSEAS’s  delegation including Dr. Tran Dinh Lam and Mr. Nguyen Hong Truc attended the Japanese Natural Agriculture Workshop hosted by Nico Nico Yasai Company. The workshop took place in Ea Na Commune, Krong Ana, Dak Lak province.

SEMINAR: IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON LIVELIHOOD AND AGRICULTURE LAND USE IN HAU GIANG: NEW CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS

On 28 October 2022, the Center for Vietnamese and Southeast Asian Studies, USSH HCMVNU and the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Hau Giang province hosted a seminar “Impacts of climate change on livelihood and agriculture land use in Hau Giang: New challenges and solutions”. The seminar was attended by Dr Tran Dinh Lam - Principal Investigator, Mr Dang Ngoc Giao - Deputy Director of DARV, Mr Le Thanh Tien - Deputy Director of the Central Bank - Hau Giang Branch, Assoc.Prof.Dr Le Anh Tuan - Faculty of Environment and Natural resources, Can Tho University, Pham Thanh Thoi M.A - Deputy Director of CVSEAS - Co-Principal Investigator, Nguyen Hong Truc, M.A - Co-Principal Investigator and representatives from other departments and offices of the province. 

FIELD RESEARCH IN LAO CAI PROVINCE

From September 19th to September 23rd, within the implementation of the research program on socio-cultural life of ethnic minority living in the border areas between Vietnam and China, Center for Vietnamese and Southeast Asian Studies (CVSEAS), University of Social Sciences and Humanities Ho Chi Minh City, in cooperation with Waseda University (Japan) has conducted field research in Lao Cai Province

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