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Dear Readers,
We have received positive feedback of our decision last year to publish a quarterly e-newsletter and do away with the printed edition. Many of you welcomed the easy access and user-friendly links of e-newsletter articles to relevant project pages on the ASEF website.
We are now pleased to announce that following this July 2011 issue, the ASEF e-newsletter will be published monthly. In this way, we will be able to bring you more timely updates. We welcome your feedback, if any, on this latest development.
In the meantime, the ASEF editorial team joins me in wishing you, “Happy Reading!”
Tan Lian Choo, Director, Public Affairs
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“The recent outbreak of the E. coli EHEC bacteria in Europe underlines how lack of anticipation on the side of government and society can be dangerous and costly”
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Scenarios show the way
The ASEF Public Health Network introduced a set of three scenarios under the name of ASEF-ASAP (Accurate Pandemics, Active Preparedness) Scenarios, that cover a range of possibilities to prepare for future pandemics and public health emergencies in Asia and Europe. More…
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Strategies for the Earth Summit 2012
ASEF plans to provide an inter-regional consultation platform for the 2012 UN Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro (Rio+20). preservation. More…
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EU Through the Eyes of Asia
The three-day workshop on “The Future of Asia-Europe Strategic Partnership on Conflict Transformation” will enhance regional conflict transformation/management ideas and develop various Asia-Europe strategic partnership models. More…
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26th ASEF Board of Governors Meeting in Vilnius
Members of ASEF’s Board of Governors gathered in Vilnius, Lithuania for the meeting, and a public dialogue on ageing and its challenges to the youth. More…
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A fond farewell for Ambassador Girard
Members of the diplomatic corps, ASEF partners and alumni visited ASEF to attend a farewell reception in honour of Ambassador Dominique Girard, outgoing Executive Director of the Asia-Europe Foundation. More…
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Young ASEF alumni embark on voluntary fieldwork
The ASEFUAN International Voluntary Service Workcamp (ASEFUAN IVS) seeks to create a unique sense of bonding and intercultural exchange among participants of previous ASEF University editions and members of an identified community. More…
ASEF Annual Report 2010 now online!
ASEF’s 2010 Annual Report is now available for download. Find out more about ASEF’s highlights of the year, as well as the different projects that ASEF has organised. It also features partners and sponsors whom ASEF has worked with during the year. More…
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Overcoming Climate Gloom and Doom
Climate change stories in the media tended to focus on too much gloom and doom, Jonathan Glennie from the UK’s The Guardian told 30 journalists from leading Asian and European media organisations.. More…
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ASEF at the 3rd ASEM Meeting of Ministers for Education
A delegation from ASEF’s People-to-People Exchange department represented the Foundation during the 3rd Asia-Europe Meeting of Ministers for Education in Copenhagen, Denmark from 9-10 May 2011. More…
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The Future of Asia-Europe in Conflict Transformation
The 8th Asia-Europe Roundtable to discuss ‘The Future of an Asia-Europe Strategic Partnership in Conflict Transformation’ reviewed emerging global trends vis-à-vis conflict and identified methods of cooperation to best address future conflict challenges.. More…
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Connecting the next generation of festival directors
The Atelier for Young Festival Managers brought 34 young professionals to Singapore for a week-long programme of workshops and lectures, which concluded with a public talk on connecting artists and the public. More…
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Call for proposals for bi-regional artistic collaborations
ASEF teams up with Arts Network Asia (ANA) to launch Creative Encounters: Cultural Partnerships between Asia and Europe, a new initiative supporting arts organisations to form collaborative alliances and undertake projects showcasing the cultural diversity of Asia and Europe. More…
Russia in the next decade and cooperation with Asia
ASEF hosted a seminar by Dr Igor Yurgens on 28 April 2011. Dr Yurgens is Chairman of the Institute of Contemporary Development and is one of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev’s closest advisers on the economy. More…
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Indonesian media and NGOs on the launch of the “Good Policing” handbook
Various media and non-governmental organisations have reported on the Asian launch of the handbook, “Good Policing: Instruments, Models and Practices”. Read the highlights of the media coverage.
Journalists on climate change and the media
Read some of what participants of the 6th Asia-Europe Journalists’ Seminar (4-6 June 2011, Budapest) have to say about the media’s role in the climate change debate. More…
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Latest edition of the Asia-Europe Journal published
The latest edition on “Public Health and Vulnerable Groups” particularly focus on public health and gender, migration, ageing populations and health policy related issues.
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ASEF at Live! Singapore
ASEF’s Cultural Exchange team took part in the global performing arts conference and trade fair, to showcase its arts and culture portal, culture360.org.
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International magazine publishes article by ASEF staff
Ronan Lenihan and Matthew Castle from ASEF’s Intellectual Exchange department shared their findings on the infrastructure for co-operation between Asia and Europe on PublicServiceEurope.com.
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Foreign Minister of Liechtenstein visits ASEF
Dr Aurelia Frick, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Principality of Liechtenstein, paid a courtesy visit to ASEF on 21 April.
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We welcome your feedback on how the ASEF Newsletter can be improved. Send us your thoughts on what you would like to see in the newsletter’s future editions.
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The Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) promotes greater mutual understanding between Asia and Europe through intellectual, cultural and people-to-people exchanges. Through ASEF, civil society concerns are included as a vital component of deliberations of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM). ASEF was established in February 1997 by the participating governments of ASEM and has since implemented over 500 projects, engaging over 15,000 direct participants as well as reaching out to a much wider audience in Asia and Europe.
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