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The China Talk 23

The future of world order: a view from China

China Talk 23 aims to facilitate a robust exchange of ideas, insights, and perspectives on the theme “The future of world order: a view from China”. This is a continuation of the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (DAV) China Talk series in collaboration with Konrad – Andenauer – Stiftung (KAS) in Vietnam, which has been bridging the fields of Chinese studies since 2015.

Forum

ASEAN FUTURE FORUM 2024

Toward Fast and Sustainable Growth of a People-Centered ASEAN Community

Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Vietnam eagerly anticipates the inaugural ASEAN Future Forum 2024, scheduled to occur on April 23, 2024, in Ha Noi, Vietnam. The genesis of this Forum was unveiled by Prime Minister, H.E. Pham Minh Chinh, during the 43rd ASEAN Summit in September 2023. The Forum, under the theme “Toward fast and sustainable growth of a people-centered ASEAN Community” will discuss deliberations on the future of ASEAN in both practical and visionary ways in the context of fast, complex developments in the strategic landscapes of the region and the world. Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Vietnam is proud to lend its support to this groundbreaking initiative, which will draw the participation of esteemed government officials, policymakers, experts, practitioners, and pertinent stakeholders from ASEAN Member States. Additionally, the Forum will welcome ASEAN's external partners and allies, underscoring its inclusive and comprehensive approach. The Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (DAV), in strategic collaboration with the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Vietnam, assumes a pivotal role as the primary executor of this ASEAN Future Forum.

Workshop

Roadmap to shorten the process and duration for annual state budget settlement

Workshop co-organized by KAS Vietnam and National Assembly's Finance and Budget Committee

The Finance and Budget Committee of the National Assembly is in charge of assessing the Government’s draft report on shortening state budget settlement process. The workshop aims to collect opinions/comments of policy-makers, national experts, and representatives of relevant agencies on the issue of State budget settlement. The workshop input will help the committee to better make a verification report on the budget settlement process to present at the NA sessions.

Workshop

Revise the Law on Managing and Using State Capital to Invest in Production & Business at Enterprises

Workshop co-organized by KAS Vietnam and National Assembly's Finance and Budget Committee

The workshop aims to collect opinions/comments of policy-makers, domestic and foreign experts, and representatives of relevant agencies on the amendment of the Law on management and use of state capital invested in production and business activities at enterprises. The workshop will provide the National Assembly’s Finance and Budget Committee with theoretical, scientific and practical basis to assess the revised Law on management and use of State capital invested in enterprises, which is submitted by the Government.

Seminar

The 12th OCEAN DIALOGUE

ENDURING MARITIME CONNECTIVITY IN A FRAGMENTING WORLD

Ocean Dialogue is one of the flagship cooperation programs between Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) Vietnam and Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (DAV). Each Ocean Dialogue goes into a carefully set out topic. Since 2017, eleven dialogues have been organized with a wide range of topics such as Ocean Governance in the South China Sea, fisheries cooperation, plastic waste management, environment sustainability etc…and received many positive responses from international and national scholars, researchers in relevant fields. The series of Ocean Dialogue intends to raise the importance of the maritime/sea/ocean by building up the knowledge and looking at it from different angles. Maritime issues are of great importance to the countries around the South China Sea, which affect their economic, political, environmental and security context. Not only regionally is this topic of relevance, it is of equal importance to the global community.

Workshop

Workshop - The EU Approach to Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific: from Strategy to Practice

Phase 3: The EU’s Indo-Pacific Strategy in a New Context

Workshop

Assessment of Top 500 Vietnamese Private Enterprises (VPE500- Report 2023)

Dissemination Workshop of Research Project

Workshop

Toolkit for Neighborhood Planning towards Healthy Cities

A component of project "Health oriented Policies and Sustainable Building Practices to Promote Well-being and Green Urban Governance in Vietnam"

The toolkit "Neighborhood Planning towards Healthy Cities" is to promote health-oriented policies and sustainable building practices in Vietnamese cities, suggesting innovative urban green governance models to combine health-oriented policies with more sustainable building practices in Vietnamese cities.

Lecture

Training on Prevention and Settlement of International Investment Disputes

Co-organized by KAS Vietnam and Ministry of Justice

Workshop

Completing the legal framework for credit institutions and non-performing loans in Vietnam

Workshop co-organized by Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Vietnam and Economic Committee of National Assembly

Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Vietnam co-operate with Economic Committee of National Assembly to organize a consultative workshop with international experts will provide additional input for the research "Completing the legal framework for credit institutions and non-performing loans in Vietnam"

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Criminal liability of Legal persons in Vietnamese Criminal Laws

Training

In cooperation with KAS, the Department of Criminal and Administrative Legislation of the Ministry of Justice organized a training on the 2015 Penal Code's provisions on the criminal liability of commercial legal persons and regulations on order and the role of defense counsel in criminal cases which are related to commercial legal persons that commit a crime. In the 2015 Penal Code, Vietnam introduced for the first time the concept of legal persons in its criminal code which led to major changes in the practice of criminal law enforcement. It is meant to effectively fight crimes of companies, especially to combat serious violations of economic and environmental laws as well as money laundry and terrorism financing. The training seminar provided the participant, which were mostly members of provincial criminal courts, with important information on criminal policies which will have to be applied to handle the violations of commercial legal persons and to ensure their liability. Even though the law was already ratified in 2017, there are no practical cases made yet, which is why this seminar was on a theoretical bases and the participants could ask their questions and raise concerns or issues. KAS and its partner (MOJ) are looking forward to further seminars to discuss the practical experiences which will hopefully be conducted soon.

Interpreting Chinese perception of International norms in the 21st century

Seminar

Am 21. Juni 2019 organisierte die Diplomatische Akademie Vietnams (DAV) in Zusammenarbeit mit der KAS die zwölfte Konferenz der China Talk-Reihe. Diesmal interpretierte Prof. Shin Kawashima von der Universität Tokio die chinesischen Wahrnehmung internationaler Normen in einem modernen Kontext. Die Diskussion beschäftigte sich mit der Frage, ob China internationale Normen in Bezug auf Global Governance respektiere, sich ihnen widersetze oder sie reformiere. Ist China vielleicht sogar zu einem Agenda-Setter für internationale Normen geworden? Prof. Kawashima gab anhand einer Diskursanalyse von Reden und offiziellen Dokumenten interessante Einblicke in die Wahrnehmung internationaler Gesetze der Xi Jinping-Ära. Er erklärte Konzepte und Veränderungen in der chinesischen Diplomatie. Die Kommentatoren Prof. Nguyen Huy Quy und Dr. Do Thi Thuy waren sich einig, dass weitere Überlegungen und Vergleiche zwischen Chinas Worten und seinen Handlungen erforderlich sind, um das Gesamtbild der Wahrnehmung internationaler Normen zu verstehen. Am Ende wurden die Teilnehmer aufgefordert, Fragen zu stellen, und es entstand eine interessante Diskussion.

The 5th Ocean Dialogue: ASEAN Cooperation in the South China Sea

Discussion

On 18. June 2019, KAS Vietnam and its partner, the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (DAV), hosted the fifth Ocean Dialogue. The event consisted of a thorough discussion between regional and international experts which discussed the possibilities and difficulties of ASEAN cooperation concerning the South China Sea dispute. Geographically, the dispute lies at the heart of ASEAN and is troubling the region ever since. At the centre of the discussion were traditional key issues such as the high-military equipment and the Sino-US competition in the region as well as non-traditional issues, for instance environmental-pollution and how a future cooperation in the region could look like. Mr. Edcel Ibarra, from the Philippines' Foreign Service Institute, elaborated two possible future senarios: The ASEAN + and the ASEAN – cases. In the first one, the non-claiming states would be engaged in multilateral agreements and discussions while in the second one, only claiming states would participate in the talks, which would have a huge risk of marginalizing the other states. Participants had the opportunity to share their opinions and raise questions in the end. The dispute remains topical which is why KAS and its partner (DAV) are looking forward to the next Ocean Dialogue.

The use of database management software for the service of the people’s petitions

Training

On 24. and 25. June 2019, the Comission on People’s Petition of the Standing Committee of the Vietnam National Assembly in cooperation with KAS organized a training program for the handling of online petitions. In times of digitalization, citizens have numerous new ways to participate in the political life through the internet. To analyze and respond adequately to online petition, the committee developed a software which combines the possibility for citizens to submit petitions and enables the committee to examine them. In order to deal with the challenges and opportunities of the software, the training seminar provided skills and technique in using software to analyze the data and to answer voters’ petitions. Participants were encouraged to ask questions and to give feedback on the practical use of the software.

The Law on Handling Administrative Violations needs amendments

Seminar

The Ministry of Justice`s Department of Administrative Violation Handling Management, in cooperation with KAS, held a seminar for the assessment of the Law on Handling Administrative Violations in order to amend and supplement the law more efficiently in the future. Experts from different departments were able to contribute their findings of implementing the current law. They identified specific issues with the law and gave recommendations for improvement. Most violations of the law can be recognized in the traffic and transport range. With the purpose of dealing with these increasing numbers, Dang Van Chung, Deputy Director of the Traffic Safety Department urged for the need of a working registration system of car owners with the aim of a better working sanction system if one violates the law. Mrs. Dang Hoang Oanh, Deputy Minister of Justice, listened to the experiences of the implementation process carefully. In the next step, the Department of Administrative Violation Handling Management will assess the findings of today’s seminar. The event was a contribution to the Vietnamese-German Dialogue on the Rule of Law.

Dialogue and Professional Training on Legal Service 2019 in the Northern Region

Workshop

The Ministry of Justice’s Department of General Affairs in Legislative Development, supported by KAS, held a dialogue and professional training in order to equip legal staff with greater capabilities and to sharpen their skills in legal services. The event also was organized as a contribution to the rule-of-law dialogue between Germany and Vietnam. In a dialogue format and through direct interaction with participants, experts stressed the great importance of legal services in the process of law-making, promulgation and implementation. They also identified persisting challenges like a decrease in full-time legal staff positions and a lack of know-how in certain fields. In the following training, participants were able to deepen their knowledge in legislative development, legal implementation and judicial reform as well as communication and public navigation on legal policies.

Equality in Accessing Resources for Vietnamese Enterprises: Lessons Learned from International Experiences

International workshop

The Institute of State and Law (ISL) of the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences and KAS organized a workshop on the equality in accessing resources for businesses. Vietnamese, Polish and Korean experts first gave insights into regional and international experiences. They later drew conclusions for Vietnamese enterprises accessing technological, financial and developmental resources. Policy implications and recommendations were given on how to improve Vietnamese enterprises’ access to resources and therefore their scope for growth and development.

Classification of Power between Local Government Levels in Vietnam

Symposium

The Ministry of Home Affair’s Institute for State Organizational Sciences (ISOS) and KAS hosted a symposium on theoretical and practical issues regarding the determination and classification of authority between Vietnamese local government levels.

ASEAN 2020 - Simulating the future of regional integration

Simulation game

A number of students had the opportunity to take part in the simulation game hosted by the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (DAV) and KAS. By taking the roles of delegates from all ASEAN member countries the students were able to practice their negotiating skills as well as gain insights into the challenges faced by diplomats. The topics discussed included a fictional context on labour mobility, maritime security, and refugee crisis.

Combating plastic pollution in the South China Sea

4th Ocean Dialogue

As the environmental impacts of waste on maritime ecosystems has become a burning issue for the world community, the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (DAV) and the Australian Embassy to Vietnam together with KAS co-hosted the fourth Ocean Dialogue "Combating Plastic Pollution in the South China Sea" in January 2019. The following video further emphasises the most important points of this event.