A visual work by Akusa Chunchue, who joined the free curatorial training programme called Uncommon Pursuits organised by San Art, a non-profit fine arts organisation last year in HCM City (Photo courtesy of San Art) HCM City (VNS/VNA) - San Art, a non-profit fine arts organisation in Ho Chi Minh City, has launched a residency camp for visual artists living in Vietnam and other Southeast Asian countries. The participants will take part in a free five-month-long camp in HCM City called A.Farm. They will join workshops and discussions in contemporary fine arts, exhibition-making and projects. The camp will also include field trips and visits to local museums and galleries. After the camp, the artists will have a chance to showcase their works and further develop their career. A.Farm is open to Southeast Asian nationals who are young and have an interest in contemporary art, and have a view of why they want to work at the camp and how they benefit from … [Read more...] about Residency camp in HCM City open to Southeast Asian artists
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Sàn Art’s residency camp open to Southeast Asian artists
Viet Nam News HCM CITY — Sàn Art, a non-profit fine arts organisation in HCM City, has launched a residency camp for visual artists living in Việt Nam and other Southeast Asian countries. The participants will take part in a free five-month-long camp in HCM City called A.Farm. They will join workshops and discussions in contemporary fine arts, exhibition-making and projects. The camp will also include field trips and visits to local museums and galleries. After the camp, the artists will have a chance to showcase their works and further develop their career. A.Farm is open to Southeast Asian nationals who are young and have an interest in contemporary art, and have a view of why they want to work at the camp and how they benefit from it. The camp will be held in HCM City from June to November. The participants will receive a travel fund of US$220, a production cost of $850, and a monthly expense of $180 per person. They will … [Read more...] about Sàn Art’s residency camp open to Southeast Asian artists
Vietnam ‘most successful’ Southeast Asian stock market: PM
By Hung Le  February 14, 2019 | 11:57 am GMT+7 A woman rides a bicycle past a Stock Exchange center in Hanoi. Photo by Reuters/Kham Vietnamese stock markets have outperformed other Southeast Asian nations in capital mobilization, says PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc. He said that Vietnam’s stock market had a capitalization of 72 percent of GDP at the end of 2018. Speaking at a recent ceremony at the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX), he also noted that in 2018, capital mobilized by the private sector through shares and corporate bonds in the year reached VND86 trillion ($3.69 billion). However, Phuc said, the stock market needs to be developed further, and the Finance Ministry should find solutions to expand market scale, especially for the corporate bond market. The Prime Minister also stressed the need to raise minority investor protection mechanisms, with Vietnam ranked 89/190 by the World Bank in terms of protecting minority investors. He also noted … [Read more...] about Vietnam ‘most successful’ Southeast Asian stock market: PM
ASEAN Day bolsters Southeast Asian countries’ ties with Germany
Berlin (VNA) – The Berlin ASEAN Committee held the ASEAN Day in the German capital city on October 25, aiming to enhance mutual understanding and cooperation between ASEAN countries and Germany. The annual event saw the presence of Director General for Asia and the Pacific at the German Federal Foreign Office Ina Lepel, member of the German federal parliament and head of the Germany-ASEAN Parliamentary Friendship Group Renate Kuenast, and diplomats from ASEAN countries. In his speech, Vietnamese Ambassador Doan Xuan Hung, head of the Berlin ASEAN Committee, highlighted the bloc’s achievements over the last five decades, which have turned ASEAN into a united, strong and comprehensively cohesive community that has greatly helped to maintain regional peace, stability, cooperation and development. It has been playing an increasing role in the region and the world, the diplomat affirmed. ASEAN’s relations with the European Union (EU) and Germany have developed … [Read more...] about ASEAN Day bolsters Southeast Asian countries’ ties with Germany
China urges Southeast Asian nations to reject trade protectionism
A regional economic forum in Vietnam is analyzing the fallout from the ongoing U.S.-China trade spat. Speaking at the regional World Economic Forum in Hanoi, Vietnam, China's Vice Premier Hu Chunhua said the Southeast Asian countries must support multiculturalism and reject unilateral trade policies. "Some individual countries' protectionist and unilateral measures are gravely undermining the rules-based multilateral regime, posing a most serious hazard to the world economy," Hu said Wednesday, in an apparent reference to China's ongoing trade dispute with the U.S. "We must categorically reject protectionism and unilateralism, firmly support multilateralism, and uphold world economic and multilateral trading regime," he added. Earlier this year, the Trump administration imposed steep tariffs on steel and aluminum from key trading partners, as well as punitive duties on $50 billion in annual imports from China, with the possibility that another $200 billion will be imposed soon. China's … [Read more...] about China urges Southeast Asian nations to reject trade protectionism
Indian PM starts visit to three Southeast Asian nations
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: Xinhua/VNA) New Delhi (VNA) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta on May 29 on the first leg of his tour to three Southeast Asian countries. The visit aims to enhance relations between India and the three countries, namely Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. During his stay in Indonesia, PM Narendra Modi will meet with President Joko Widodo, Indonesian senior officials and Indian communities in Indonesia. The next stop in his tour is Kuala Lumpur where he is due to have talks with new Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. In Singapore, PM Modi wants to boost bilateral cooperation in financial technology, skills development, urban planning and artificial intelligence. The two countries’ leaders are expected to discuss business opportunities and investment potential. On June 1, PM Modi will have a meeting with Singaporean President Halimah Yacob and hold talks with PM Lee Hsien … [Read more...] about Indian PM starts visit to three Southeast Asian nations
Southeast Asian nations, China pledge to fight malaria
According to the WHO, malaria affects about 200 million people worldwide every year. (Photo: Internet) Geneva (VNA) - Southeast Asian countries, namely Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam, and China have pledged to join hands in combating malaria. Health officials from the countries and World Health Organisation representatives on May 23 signed the Ministerial Call for Action to Eliminate Malaria in the Greater Mekong Subregion before 2030 on the sidelines of the ongoing World Health Assembly. Under the document, governments of the countries pledge adequate domestic budgetary allocations for malaria elimination efforts to 2030. The signatories to the call agree to work together with relevant entities as a sub-region to develop and implement cross-border elimination strategies and action plans that concretely address the malaria-related needs. Besides, the call for action seeks to explore innovative financing mechanisms that tap diverse resources that may include the … [Read more...] about Southeast Asian nations, China pledge to fight malaria
Vietnam takes chair of Medical Association of Southeast Asian Nations
Deputy PM Vu Duc Dam speaks at 18th MASEAN conference of the Medical Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Hanoi (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – President of the Vietnam Medical Association (VMA) Nguyen Thi Xuyen has received the rotational chairmanship of the Medical Association of Southeast Asian Nations (MASEAN) for the 2018-2020 tenure. The chair was handed over at the 18th MASEAN conference, themed “Third party administration and medical registration among Southeast Asian countries”, which opened in Hanoi on May 3. The event was attended by Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam, President of the World Medical Association Yoshitake Yokokura, Vietnamese Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien, and representatives of the World Health Organisation and medical associations of Southeast Asian nations. In his speech, Deputy PM Vu Duc Dam highlighted the conference’s importance to the development of the VMA and health care system in Vietnam, … [Read more...] about Vietnam takes chair of Medical Association of Southeast Asian Nations
Southeast Asian plastic recyclers hope to clean up after China ban
KUALA LUMPUR -- When Seah Kian Hoe was just 10 years old, he would jump on the back of his parent's small truck during school holidays and help them collect scrap, going door-to-door around neighbourhoods in Malaysia's southern state of Johor. Taking their haul back to the family yard, they would spend hours separating the glass bottles, aluminium cans, discarded newspapers and metal. Seah now employs 350 people to help him run Heng Hiap Industries, one of Malaysia's top five plastic recycling businesses which processes about 40,000 tonnes of waste per year from both domestic and overseas suppliers. "Thirty five years ago, it was just scavenging - a very different era compared to now," Seah told the Thomson Reuters Foundation. "I wanted to get into the recycling business and do it differently." Heng Hiap Industries is just one of the Southeast Asian plastics recycling companies gearing up to benefit from China's decision to ban imports of plastic waste from the start of 2018. Before … [Read more...] about Southeast Asian plastic recyclers hope to clean up after China ban
Vietnam, Southeast Asian plastic recyclers hope to clean up after China ban
When Seah Kian Hoe was just 10 years old, he would jump on the back of his parent's small truck during school holidays and help them collect scrap, going door-to-door around neighborhoods in Malaysia's southern state of Johor. Taking their haul back to the family yard, they would spend hours separating the glass bottles, aluminum cans, discarded newspapers and metal. Seah now employs 350 people to help him run Heng Hiap Industries, one of Malaysia's top five plastic recycling businesses which processes about 40,000 tons of waste per year from both domestic and overseas suppliers. "Thirty five years ago, it was just scavenging - a very different era compared to now," Seah told the Thomson Reuters Foundation. "I wanted to get into the recycling business and do it differently." Heng Hiap Industries is just one of the Southeast Asian plastics recycling companies gearing up to benefit from China's decision to ban imports of plastic waste from the start of 2018. Before the ban, which … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Southeast Asian plastic recyclers hope to clean up after China ban