NDO/VNA – An ASEAN-India Workshop themed “Blue Economy: From Concept to Action” is taking place in Nha Trang city, Khanh Hoa province, from November 24-25. The workshop, jointly held by the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry, the India’s Ministry of External Affairs, and the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), has been initiated by Vietnam as part of the activities to celebrate the 25th anniversary since the establishment of the dialogue partnership between ASEAN and India. Speaking at the event, Vietnam’s Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung emphasised the importance of blue economy in the growth of the world and the region. Recalling the maritime cooperation activities in ASEAN, and between the bloc and its partners, Dung asked the participants to make specific proposals to build a common perception in the region on protecting and preserving the marine environment and build suitable economic cooperation mechanisms in order to … [Read more...] about Khanh Hoa hosts ASEAN-India workshop on blue economy Most Recent News
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“Creative Economies” photo exhibition in Hanoi
The exhibition is showcasing over 60 photos by 23 photographers from 18 Asian and European countries, including Vietnam’s Nguyen Thanh Hai. “Creative Economies”, which looks at the various ways in which Asian and European societies re-imagine and reflect on embedded economic systems, is the result of the Asia-Europe Photographers‘ Forum 2009, held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in May. These photographs explore creative means of sustainability through traditional subsistence economies, creative communities and social cooperation. Photo stories displayed at the exhibition reflect the sharp looks of photographers. Sweden’s Rafaela Persson’s photos tell about the lives of 15 Afghanistan female athletes aged 12-18 at the Olympic Kabul stadium. Not long ago, the stadium was the site where women who violated Taliban rules were killed. Markel Redondo tells the story about a small town named Espera in Spain, where sometimes up to 80 percent of construction … [Read more...] about “Creative Economies” photo exhibition in Hanoi
Creative economies observed and exhibited
PANO - Photographs taken by 23 emerging photographers from 18 European and Asian countries will be showcased at an exhibition, entitled “Creative Economies”, open on June 19th at the Goethe Institute in Hanoi. The exhibition, a result of the Asia-Europe Photographers‘ Forum 2009, held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in May, looks at various ways in which Asian and European societies re-imagine and reflect on embedded economic systems. These photographs explore creative means of sustainability through self-sufficient economies, creative communities and social cooperations. The eleven-day exhibition, an effort from the participating photophrapers, including Vietnamese photographer Nguyen Thanh Hai, is preceded by a week of intensive dialogue and guidance from visiting professors, curators and photographers like Peter Bialobreski from Germany, who was known at last year’s workshop and exhibition, entitled “Mapping Invisible Cities”, in Hanoi. Mai … [Read more...] about Creative economies observed and exhibited
Weak global economy key worry as IMF, World Bank meet
Advanced and developing countries alike voiced worries over fragile global growth, eurozone stagnation and the swamp of excess monetary liquidity as the IMF and World Bank spring meetings kicked off. World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim arrives for a press briefing atthe IMF Headquarters in Washington, DC, on April 18, 2013 Calls continued from multiple fronts for countries to ease harsh austerity programs to boost growth and, at the same time, for the world's central bankers to be more cautious about feeding more money into the financial system, lest it spark new investment bubbles and an inflation outbreak.International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde expressed fresh concern over the "three-speed recovery" in the world's largest economies -- stagnating Europe and Japan, the sluggish United States, and quicker-moving emerging economies.That the three groups of countries are moving at distinctly different speeds "is not the healthiest recovery that we … [Read more...] about Weak global economy key worry as IMF, World Bank meet
First half signals healthier-looking economy
First half signals healthier-looking economy By Thanh Trung - The Saigon Times Daily HANOI - Inflation has calmed in recent months and there has been a remarkable growth rate of 6.2-6.4% in the second quarter, says economist Tai Hui from Standard Chartered Bank (SCB). The regional head of research in Southeast Asia comments in his latest analysis on Vietnam's economy that recovery signals are clear. The trade deficit is stable, while foreign direct investment (FDI) and remittances are rising again. Tai Hui writes that the trade deficit, US$6.5 billion in the first half of 2010, is also moving in line with his bank's full-year forecast of US$13 billion. Looking further inside the macro-economic situation in the first six months, he says a moderation in import growth and acceleration of export growth "is helping to keep the trade deficit in check". Growth in disbursed (actual inflow instead of pledged amount) FDI and remittance flows are also contributing to the country’s … [Read more...] about First half signals healthier-looking economy