Month: December 2015

Wilson Shenweng May: Happy in UCLG ASPAC’ Secretariat Office, Jakarta

I am fortunate enough to be selected and appointed by Guangzhou Municipal Government of China to enjoy a two-month secondment at UCLG ASPAC in Jakarta. I obtained my full-time BA in English Linguistics from the Guangzhou-based Guangdong University of Foreign Studies in 2005 and my part-time MPhil in Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages …

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Executive Bureau and Council Meetings in Wakatobi

THE 2015 Executive Bureau and Council Meetings were held in conjunction with the Conference on “Local Government Voices Towards Habitat III on a New Urban Agenda” in Wakatobi on 6-7 September 2015. Commenced first on 5 September with the Conference, mayors, district chiefs, and other representatives from around Asia-Pacific were present on these meetings,  including the host …

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UCLG ASPAC President Gov. Won Hee-ryong Visited Jakarta and Met Gov. Ahok

FLYING far from Jeju Island –the southernmost part of the Republic of Korea– Jeju Self Governing Province’s Governor Won Hee-ryong came to visit Jakarta and met his counterpart DKI Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja “Ahok” Purnama, last 4 November 2015.  Both discussed various issues including efforts to boost eco-tourism in Kepulauan Seribu (Thousands Islands) as  explained …

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“Ready or not for the AEC?”, DELGOSEA Hosts Discussion in Hanoi

THE ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) is now imminent and every local governments in Southeast Asia region –members of ASEAN– is now facing this critical question: Are you ready or not? One-day long seminar adopting the theme of “Ready or Not? Local Governments Facing Economic Integration in Southeast Asia” took place in Hanoi last 2 December …

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Socializing Human Rights Cities

A two-day long seminar on human rights cities was recently  performed in Central Jakarta last November 2015. Hosted by INFID and ELSAM, this national seminar is also supported by scores of parties including the Indonesian Ministry for Legal and Human Rights Affairs, the Indonesian Ministry for Social Affairs, the Indonesian Home Ministry, the National Development …

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