In this webinar, Mr Cuong Le, Dr Nguyen Dinh, and Mr Phat Nguyen provided initial insights into Vietnam’s National Power Development Plan 8 (PDP8) and National Energy Master Plan (NEMP) for 2021-2030, with a vision for 2050. They also discussed potential opportunities and challenges for all stakeholders, as well as the plans’ implications for Vietnam’s energy security and energy transition.
In this writers’ workshop, 13 speakers came together to present their findings on various themes in relation to religious diversity in Borneo. Focusing on the gaps in the field of Borneo studies, the presentations explored the current state of scholarship pertaining to Borneo, the role of Islam, Islamic institutions, youth, and other influential groups in affecting religious diversity in the region, as well as identity contestations among different communities in Borneo.
In this webinar, Dr Nick Freeman and Mr Nguyen Xuan Thanh discussed two China-financed railway projects in Southeast Asia, namely the Boten-Vientiane (Laos-China) railway and the Cat Linh-Ha Dong metro line in Hanoi. They examined how the political-institutional contexts and levels of bilateral trust in the recipient countries influenced the outcomes of these two projects.