Event Highlights

ISEAS Webinar on “Drivers for Vietnam’s Solar Power Boom: Policy Implications for ASEAN Member States”

 

In this webinar, Dr Thang Do and Professor Paul Burke from Australian National University (ANU) present and discuss their latest research on drivers behind Vietnam’s recent solar power boom, and key lessons that other ASEAN member states can draw from Vietnam’s experience.

 

Webinar on: “Vietnam’s 13th Party Congress: Political Significance and Implications”

 

In the first of a four-part series on Vietnam’s recently concluded 13th Party Congress, Dr Paul Schuler and Mr Nguyen Khac Giang assessed the political significance and implications of the leadership changes and key policy documents unveiled at the congress.

 

Webinar on: “Incoming Biden Administration: More Turbulence or More Predictability in US-China Relations?”

 

In this webinar, Prof Shen Dingli assessed how US-China ties have changed and where it is headed, highlighting the challenges in the relationship and areas where he thinks the two countries can still work together. Prof Shen also discussed the implications of the evolving US-China relationship on Asia in general and Southeast Asia in particular, including China’s vision of a regional order and how it differs from the one envisioned by the US.

 

Webinar on “Pakatan Harapan’s Hold in Selangor”

 

In this webinar, Ms Tricia Yeoh examines the underlying factors that account for PH’s survival in Selangor despite tremendous political change at the national level.

 

Webinar on “Sino-Japanese Relations in the Post-Pandemic Era: Implications for Southeast Asia”

 

In this webinar, Dr Victor Teo takes stock of recent developments in Sino-Japanese relations. He also assesses the opportunities and challenges for Beijing and Tokyo to grow their ties especially under the current Biden administration.

 

Webinar on “The Vulnerability of Jobs to COVID-19: The Case of Malaysia”

 

In this webinar, a panel of speakers from World Bank, Ms Alyssa Farha Jasmin, Dr Amanina Abdur Rahman and Mr Achim Daniel Schmillen present their study on job vulnerability in Malaysia, using detailed data on employment patterns and on the possibility to work from home and without physical proximity to estimate the extent and distribution of jobs most vulnerable to COVID-19. 

 

Webinar on “Indonesia’s Political Outlook 2021: Stability and Vaccination to Support Economic Recovery”

 

In this webinar, Dr Djayadi Hanan elaborated on the political and economic outlook of Indonesia for 2021. Using a series of data obtained from public opinion surveys conducted by several Indonesian research agencies, Dr Djayadi Hanan attempted to explain the trends observed and identified possible predictions of Indonesia’s key pressing economic issues as well as political layout for 2021.

 

Webinar on “Savings and Credit in Rural Lao PDR: With a Focus on the Village-level Savings Groups”

 

In the fifth instalment in the Webinar Series on “Financial Transformation, Credit Markets and Household Debt in Southeast Asia“, Prof Koichi Fujita, Prof Akihiko Ohno, Dr Chansathith Chaleunsinh and Prof Hans Dieter Seibel shared on the status of savings and credit in rural Lao.

 

Webinar on The Making of Anwar Ibrahim’s “Humane Economy”

 

In this webinar, Prof Khoo Boo Teik shares how Anwar’s vision of a ‘humane economy’ holds personal, ideological and political significance at a specific political juncture in Malaysian history.