The series of events were organized by Southeast Asia Center of Asia-Pacific Excellence (Cape) aiming at providing an overview on current situation in Southeast Asia as well as building mutual knowledge and understanding between New Zealand and Asia.

 

On 7^th February 2019, Assoc.Prof.Dr. Nguyen Duc Thanh engaged in the topic "Recent Developments in the Vietnam Economy: Implications for Business and Trade" at Waikato University, Hamilton, New Zealand. The presentation attracted interest from a number of scholars in macroeconomics, economic growth and institutional reforms in New Zealand. The mayor of Hamilton also attended and commented on land issues in Vietnam.

 

Afterward, on 13^th February, Assoc.Prof.Dr. Nguyen Duc Thanh joined two other guests of ASEAN@50: Dr. Thitinan Pongsudhirak and Dr. Aries Arugay to chair the seminar on "ASEAN's Future: Security, Economics and Regional Governance" at Auckland University. Participants of the seminar included students, civil servants, scholars and reporters, who found interest in the topic and gave a lot of questions.

On February 18th, Assoc.Prof.Dr. Nguyen Duc Thanh attended the internal forum under the theme "The Rise of the Indo-Pacific". The forum was within the framework of the ASEAN@ 50 Fellowship held at the headquarters of the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT).