Dr. Bui Cach Tuyen, Deputy Minister for Natural Resources and Environment, launched Vietnam’s National Strategy for Environmental Protection until 2020 and Vision toward 2030 on 12th December 2012 after it had been officially approved by the Prime Minister... more...

On 11th December 2012 the Institute of Strategy and Policy on Natural Resources and Environment (ISPONRE), supported by Hanns Seidel Foundation, organized a workshop on solid waste recycling in Vietnam. Recycling is not new to Vietnam and has been practiced in various forms for decades... more...

On 6th December 2012 the Business Development Institute launched a publication titled “State and Business”, with support from HSF. In times of economic slowdown the publication “State and Business” is of high relevance for Vietnam’s business environment because it... more...

On 29th November 2012 HCM Open University and University of Applied Science Munich organized a seminar in HCMC on Social Work in Vietnam with support of Hanns Seidel Foundation. The importance of social work was strongly emphasized, and around sixty participants... more...

At a workshop organized by HSF’s partner the Institute of Strategy and Policy on Natural Resources and Environment (ISPONRE) on 21st November 2012, ISPONRE’s Director Nguyen Van Tai stressed the importance of Vietnam entering the global carbon market in the near future. The carbon market, created under the Kyoto Protocol... more...

Dr Nguyen Van Tai, Director General of Institute of Strategy and Policy on Natural Resources and Environment, and Mr. Axel Neubert, HSF regional representative for Vietnam, welcomed leading researchers and participants from various research institutes to a workshop on natural capital in Vietnam on 9th November... more...

On 8th November 2012 the Institute of Labour Science and Social Affairs (ILSSA)with support from theHanns Seidel Foundation organized a seminar on inclusive social protection in Vietnam to facilitate an exchange of international experiences and provide guidance to policy... more...

On 6th November 2012 Can Tho University and DRAGON Institute, supported by Hanns Seidel Foundation, organized a seminar in Can Tho on climate change adaptation. Risks and opportunities caused by climate change were discussed, and presentations given about changes in water resources in the Mekong Delta... more...

From 4th to 6th November 2012 former German Minister for Telecommunication and Post, Dr. Wolfgang Bötsch, visited Hanoi after having received an invitation from the Hanns Seidel Foundation. The three day visit focused on infrastructure development and sustainable... more...

From 18th to 21st October 2012 a training course on climate change adaptation strategies for the provincial authorities of Tra Vinh province was held in Can Tho. The training course was organized by the Dragon Institute on Climate Change with support from Hanns Seidel Foundation. Dr Van Pham Dang Tri from the College for Environment... more...

To celebrate the first anniversary of the Strategic Partnership between Germany and Vietnam a magazine titled “Vietnam-Germany, a strategic partnership for sustainable development” was published beginning of September as a special edition of the magazine... more...

On 11th September 2012 the VNU University of Economics and Business organized a seminar on Public Policy and Sustainable Development. The seminar was sponsored by Hanns Seidel Foundation. About 70 experts from various research establishments as well as a number... more...

A meaningful one-day workshop on the topic of “Social Cohesion Policies in Viet Nam” took place in Hanoi on Wednesday, May 30th 2012. The event was organized by the International Labour Organization (ILO), the Institute of Labour Science and Social Affairs (ILSSA), OECD Development Centre and Hanns Seidel Foundation... more...

On 30 March 2012 in Hanoi, Vietnam a workshop on “post-crisis landscape in Europe and prospect of the relations between Europe and Southeast Asia” took place. Because of the extensive agenda, insightful expertise and knowledge, a total of 140 national and... more...

The cooperation between Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has lasted nearly a decade, during which HSF has assisted MoFA with capacity building and training of local authorities in international economic integration. Recognizing the effective bilateral cooperation in the 2009-2011 period... more...