ASEF Culture360 | Connecting Asia and Europe through arts and culture


Get in-depth perspectives through commissioned articles, interviews and reports on current topics for Asia-Europe cultural relations.


By Kerrine Goh

14 Mar 2016

Challenges in accessing opportunities for visual artists in Southeast Asia: a comparison between Vietnam and the Philippines

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Lian Ladia, co-founder of Planting Rice looks at the climate of artists’ mobility and access to information in Manila, Philippines and Saigon, Viet Nam.

By Magali An Berthon

28 Oct 2014

Between two cultures: Euro-Asian creative personalities (part II)

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In this sixth article, Magali An has focused on two design and craft projects rooted in Euro-Asian double-culture: Paris-based French-Japanese craft duo Eskimeït who creates contemporary jewelry and objects with …

By Magali An Berthon

01 Oct 2014

Between two-cultures : Euro-Asian creative personalities (part I)

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These 2 interviews are part of a focus on creative industries and creative personalities from a Euro-Asian background.

By Magali An Berthon

26 Aug 2014

Lê Cát Trọng Lý, a unique voice in Viet Nam

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Songwriter Le Cat Trong Ly stands out as the new leading figure of contemporary folk music in Vietnam, mixing Western influences to more traditional Vietnamese sounds

Exchange, Cooperation and Cultural Mobility: Visions from Vietnam | Interview with Nguyen Phuong Hoa

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In order to deepen the research on cultural mobility and to keep exploring the Asia-Europe connection, culture360 contributor Herman Bashiron Mendolicchio took the opportunity to interview Nguyen Phuong Hoa, Deputy …

By Parul Wadhwa

23 Nov 2012

Creative Producing | The Midas Touch

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By the very nature of its diversity, the Asian member countries of the ASEM region are a terrain of new stories. The filmmaking is avant garde in its raw nature, …

By Anupama Sekhar

23 Mar 2012

Vietnam | An introduction to national cultural policy

The protection and promotion of national cultural heritage, including that of ethnic minority groups is a cultural policy priority for the government of Vietnam. Building national cultural infrastructure and promoting …

By Kerrine Goh

10 Nov 2011

The Missing Voice – Documentary Film in Southeast Asia | Part I

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„I have been to many international film-festivals in recent years and I have always been asking myself: Where are the Vietnamese contributions?“, says a young Vietnamese filmmaker at a recent …

By Bharti Lalwani

11 Oct 2010

Singapore: an important showcase for southeast Asian art

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Poised to open in 2013, The National Art Gallery, Singapore (TNAGS) aims to provide a regional and cultural framework with a strong Southeast Asian focus.

By Anjali Devidayal

20 Apr 2010

Vietnam:ASEM Workshop on enhancing visibility through cultural activities

“Culture is the glue that joins different worlds of Asia and Europe” said Mr. Pham Sanh Chau, the Director-General of the Department for Cultural Diplomacy and UNESCO, MOFA Vietnam in …

By Vanini Belarmino

01 Nov 2009

Dialogue with Asia in Berlin

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Asia-Pacific Weeks 2009 successfully hosted more than 150 parallel events in business, science, culture and society at the different spots in Berlin.

By Kerrine Goh

28 Apr 2006

Asian Films not only in the Capitals

Did you ever hear about South Moravia? If you are a wine connoisseur, you will most probably know this Czech province that is bordering Austria and Slovakia. Every year in …

By Kerrine Goh

28 Feb 2006

The Web As Your Permanent Screen

Interview with Tiger Award Doan Minh Phuong By Gyora Gal Glupczynski

By Kerrine Goh

28 Feb 2006

Films Official Websites

Make your permanent place on the net

By Kerrine Goh

05 Oct 2005

Sports, Shorts And More

The “SOUND OF THE PANPIPE” is one of the films that Vietnam will present this year at the Milan, “SPORT MOVIES & TV Festival", which runs from October the 27th …

By Kerrine Goh

30 Jun 2004

To Achieve The Goals Of The Cultural Diversity - The French Deployment

An interview with Mr Nicolas Boissez, Audiovisual attaché at the French Embassy in Vietnam