Tuesday, May 24th, 2005

Lessons from Lychees: Connecting With Vietnam

Asian Development Youth Forum links Tokyo and Hanoi via GDLN

The Asian Development Youth Forum is an association of students from universities in Japan focusing on development issues in Vietnam. ADYF recently inaugurated a series of videoconferences with the Vietnam Development Information Center in preparation for joint study and exchange programs between the two countries.

Mr. Peter McCawley, Dean of ADBI, addresses the conference

Students organised a two-hour session to full houses in Tokyo and Hanoi. The conference heard from students in both countries on rural development issues from a case study in Thanh Tan village, aspects of the tourism industry and foreign visits to Vietnam, and possible transition strategies for Japan and Vietnam.

Joining the proceedings in Tokyo were Professor Tsuneaki Yoshida, University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences; Dr. Song-Woo Nam, Senior Research Fellow, Asian Development Bank Institute; and Mr. Ryu Fukui from the TDLC.

In Vietnam the conference was attended by Professor Bui Thi Phuong Lan, Dean of International Studies Department Hanoi University of Foreign Studies; Mr. Nguyen Quang Dy, Senior Advisor, Japan Fund for Public Policy Training; Mr. Klaus Rohland, World Bank Vietnam Country Director; and Mr. Peter McCawley, Dean of the Asian Development Bank Institute.

The TDLC congratulates the Asian Development Youth Forum on its inaugural session, and warmly welcomes the organisation to the GDLN.

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