| Sustainable Development |
ASIA-EUROPE SEMINAR
ON CULTURAL DIVERSITY AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE IN THE FRAMEWORK OF GLOBALIZATION
(17-19 September 2004 Hanoi, Vietnam) |
| The Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF), the Ministry of Culture and Information of Vietnam (MOCI) and the French-speaking Community of Belgium in Hanoi have jointly organized the Asia-Europe Seminar on Cultural Diversity and Cultural Exchange in the Framework of Globalization, which is among various activities welcoming the Fifth Asia – Europe Meeting (ASEM 5) to be held in Hanoi on 8-9 October, 2004. The Seminar was attended by 70 government officials and intellectuals from ASEM countries. The themes of the meeting covered legal landmark and social values; humanistic, social and economic arguments; artistic expression, culture and cultural markets; State's responsibilities; cultural contents and subsidiarity. Taking place on the eve of the Fifth Asia – Europe Meeting, the Seminar provided a good opportunity for participants to meet and exchange views on cultural diversity in order to come up with substantive recommendations to be submitted to ASEM member governments for further promoting ASEM cooperation in this field. The Seminar also provided Asia – Europe officials involved in culture with added inputs for the drafting of the “Declaration on Dialogue among Cultures and Civilizations” to be submitted to the Asia – Europe leaders for adoption at the Fifth Asia – Europe Summit.
Participants to the Seminar visited Thang Long Royal Citadel archaeological site to acquire insights into the Vietnamese culture and Ha Long Bay to explore the beauty of this world heritage.
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| Sustainable Development |
Developing ASEM
cooperation is a common desire of Asia-Europe
European Union members and the
European Commission attach importance to the
process of Asia-Europe cooperation, Vietnamese
Ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg and the EU Phan
Thuy Thanh told Vietnam News Agency correspondent
before leaving for the fifth ASEM Summit in Viet
Nam on Oct. 8 & 9. |
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Asem Youth Forum on
Sustainable Development
From 28th June to 2nd July 2004,
the “ASEM Youth Forum on Sustainable Development:
Strengthening Youth Cooperation between Asia and
Europe” was held in Ha Noi, Viet Nam. The forum
was organized by Viet Nam’s Youth National
Committee and the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF).
That was the third event organized in Viet Nam
among activities towards ASEM 5 Summit Meeting,
which will be held in Ha Noi in October 2004 and
the first activity co-hosted by ASEF and Viet Nam
on the occasion of the Summit. |
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| Economic integration |
Viet Nam hosts ASEAN
Trade Fair 2004 to promote cooperation
This year's ASEAN Trade Fair is
introducing regional economic achievements to a
global audience while demonstrating the
determination of member countries to strengthen
their cooperation and to establish an integrated
economic environment, said Deputy Prime Minister Vu
Khoan on Tuesday at the ASEAN Trade Fair 2004.. |
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VIETNAM - An Active
Member of ASEM
In pursuit of a foreign policy of
openness, multilateralization and diversification
of foreign relations, Vietnam has been actively
integrating itself into the region and the world.
Having become a member of the Association of
Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in July 1995 and
being aware of the potential for cooperation in
investment, trade, science and technology, and
human resources development between Asia and
Europe, Vietnam has made contribution to giving
birth to Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) and was one of
the 26 founding partners of the process at the
inaugural Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM 1) held in
Bangkok, Thailand in March 1996. |
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