Outline of Seminar

IDE-JETRO held seminars on"People to People Connectivity between Central Vietnam, Lao PDR and Northeastern Thailand" in provincial cities in Vietnam and Thailand from the end of July to the beginning of August in 2017. These seminars were intended to feedback research results, on "Greater Mekong Subregion Economic Corridors Focusing on Human Connectivity," supported by Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) with Grant Number JP26360036. The seminar was also held with the assistance of this grant.

Dates,Venues,Co-organizers and Collaborators

• Monday,31 July,2017 at Quang Binh University,Quang Binh Province
  (Co-organized with Vietnam Institute of Economics, Vietnam Academy of Social Science and collaborated with Faculty of Economics and Tourism of Quang Binh University and Department of Planning and Investm't, People’s Committee of Quang Binh Province

• Wednesday, 2 August, 2017 at Hue University, Thua Thien Hue Province
  (Co-organized with Vietnam Institute of Economics, Vietnam Academy of Social Science and collaborated with School of Tourism and Hospitality of Hue University, Department of Planning and Investment, People’s Committee of Thua Thien Hue Province and Center for Research on Plurality in the Mekong Region, Khon Kaen University)

• Friday, 4 August, 2017 at Faculty of Humanity and Social Sciences of Khon Kaen University
  (Co-organized with Center for Research on Plurality in the Mekong Region, Khon Kaen University and collaborated with Vietnam Institute of Economics, Vietnam Academy of Social Science)

Speakers and Presentation Materials of the Seminars

• Speaker: Dr. Masami Ishida, Director General of Development Studies Center, IDE-JETRO
  "People-to-People Connectivity between Central Vietnam,Lao PDR and Thailand"

• Speaker: Dr. Phi Vinh Tuong, Head of Economic Development Research Department, Vietnam Institute of Economics, Vietnam Academy of Social Science
  "The Development of Tourism Enterprise in Northern Central of Vietnam: Some Findings and Suggestion"

• Speaker: Ms. Tran Thi Van Anh, Researcher, Vietnam Institute of Economics, Vietnam Academy of Social Science
  "Tourism Development in the Northern Central of Vietnam: Challenges in the Next Decade"

• Speaker: Dr. Keeratiporn Jutaviriya, Deputy Director, Center for Research on Plurality in the Mekong Region, Khon Kaen University
  "Trends of Thai Tourists Expansion to Central Vietnam through Usage of Media in the Globalization Era"

• Speaker: Mr. Nattawat Auraiampai, Master Program of Humanity and Social Sciences
  "The Construction of Social Networks of Vietnamese-Thai in Nakhon Phanom Province, Thailand"

• Speaker:Dr. Tran Tu Luc, Dean, Faculty of Economics and Tourism, Quang Binh　University Dr. Nguyen Van Chung, Lecturer, Faculty of Economics and Tourism, Quang Binh University
  "Economic tourism development for local area on the East-West Economic Corridor"

• Speaker: Ms. Le Thi Ha Quyen, Master Program, School of Tourism and Hospitality of Hue University
  "Application of Structure Technique for Measuring Hue Tourist Destination Image in Thailand Tourist'Eyes"

Acknowledgements

We here show our sincere thanks to the speakers introduced above, scholars, government officials and students who cooperated to the seminars including:

• Dr. Le Thi Hoai Thu, Vice-Rector of Quang Binh University
• Mr. Vo Hong Quan, Deputy Director, Department of Planning and Investment, People’s Committee of Quang binh Province
• Mr. Nguyen The Luc, Director, Department of Tourism, People’s Committee of Quang binh Province
• Dr. Vo Thi Dung, Lecturer of Economics and Tourism, Quang Binh University
• Dr. Bui Thi Tam, Dean of School of Tourism and Hospitality, Hue University
• Mr. Le Dinh Khanh, Deputy Director, Department of Planning and Investment, People’s Committee of Thua Thien Hue Province
• Mr. Le Van Thu, Director, Investment Promotion Center, People’s Committee of Thua Thien Hue Province
• Mr. Luu Minh Ngoc, Department of Planning and Investment, People’s Committee of Quang binh Province
• Dr. Tran Huu Tuan, Hue University
• Dr. Tran Thi Ngoc Lien, Hue University
• Ms. Nguyen Thi Thanh Nga, Hue University
• Dr. Do Thi Ngoc Anh, Hue University
• Dr. Patchari Lapanun, Deputy Director, Center for Research on Plurality in the Mekong Region, Khon Kaen University
• Dr. Benjawan Narasaj, Lecturer, Faculty of Humanity and Social Sciences, Khon Kaen University