Southeast and East Asia
The Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF) promotes democracy, human rights, economic freedom, and curbing climate change. In Southeast and East Asia, we have offices in Bangkok, Hanoi, Jakarta, Manila, Seoul, Taipei, and Yangon. We also work in Malaysia. The FNF regional team works with the Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats, the Working group for an ASEAN Human Rights Mechanism, the Asia Centre, and the ASEAN Prosperity Initiative, which is part of the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs. Should you have questions or suggestions about our work, please contact us. You can also meet our team here.
News
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Thinking about Europe: Photography Competition
Europe is more than 8000 kilometers away from Thailand. Despite this, globalization has made us feel more interconnected than ever before. The influence of Europeans can be seen integrated through Thai culture, economy, society, politics and in our way of life. Thus, FNF and our partners invited interested parties to seek out what are the European traces in Thailand; and to reflect on the relationship between Europe and Thailand.
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10 Years Friedrich-Naumann-Foundation Vietnam (2012-2022) – Partners in Freedom
FNF stays committed to our goal of supporting Vietnam on its way to economic freedom, prosperity, and wealth. Our principles are based on loyalty to our long-term partners. For me as Country Director Vietnam, it is a great pleasure to celebrate 10 years of FNF Vietnam with our friends, supporters, and partners at a GALA Event on 14th November 2022.
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ASEAN Integration Report 2022
As part of the ASEAN Prosperity Initiative (API) for 2022, FNF and IDEAs are proud to present our ASEAN Integration Report 2022, consisting of a study that tracks and monitors the progress of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Blueprint 2025 implementation among its member states since 2015.
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An Overview of South Korean Media’s EU Representation before and after COVID-19
The Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom Southeast and East Asia and Prof. Sae Won Chung from Pukyong National University have collaborated to produce a policy paper entitled “Overviewing South Korean Media’s EU Representation before and after COVID-19: A Semantic Network Approach”. The paper aims to analyse the South Korean media representation of the EU pre- and post COVID-19 pandemic.
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What role does cyberwarfare play in countering threats from Russia and China?
On November 22nd, 3:00-4:20 pm (GMT+8), we will hold a panel “Countering Threats from Russia and China: The Role of Cyberwarfare in National Security Strategy.” Through this event, we hope to raise the awareness of think tanks, politicians, and civil society on cyberwarfare, and encourage more discussion on defense strategies in the face of disinformation.
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50 and Beyond
We celebrated our 50 years last month with our partners who we have not seen since pandemic. 50 years is neither long nor short but it sure is a long journey. Looking back there were ups and down that we have to face. Our office opened and closed several times, we moved office from one country to another and finally decided to stop at a metropolitan city called “Jakarta.”
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STOP: Crimes against Female Journalists
The Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom Southeast and East Asia, Asia Center, Engage Media, and Taiwan Foundation for Democracy have collaborated to organize a hybrid event entitled “STOP: Crimes against Female Journalists” on November 2nd, the International Day to end Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists . The event featured international speakers from Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines and Cambodia.
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HYBRID EVENT: Countering Threats from Russia and China.
On the 22th of November 2022, The Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom Global Innovation Hub hosted a hybrid event on “Countering Threats from Russia and China: The Role of Cyber Warfare in National Security Strategy.” This event aimed to raise awareness of think tanks, politicians, and civil society on cyberwarfare, and encourage more discussion on defense strategies in the face of disinformation.
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Next Normal Innovators
On the 29th of October 2022, The Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom along with our alumni Samantha Kapunan and Pattrarat Tangnisaitrong co-hosted the Next Normal Innovators event at The Great Room, Gaysorn Tower. The one day face-to-face event was attended by 80 participants overall.
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Indo-Pacific Threats, Security and Cooperation
The Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom Southeast and East Asia and Dr. Alix Valenti have collaborated to produce “Indo-pacific threats, security and cooperation” a policy paper based on the findings of the INDOPAC (Indo-Pacific) Security Conference on the 5th of September 2022
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Next Normal Innovators
Entrepreneurship is a driving force in economic freedom. Startup entrepreneurship in particular has shaped and continues to shape our lives and our future through continuous innovation. We want to bring together innovators, thought leaders, entrepreneurs, and investors leading the changes through this “Next Normal” environment.
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Young Leader's Programme on Personal Finance
The Young Leader's Programme on Personal Finance aimed to provide students with a basic knowledge on personal finance and to bring young leader's from across Southeast and East Asia tow work together to produce a presentation on "how to invest your money in the ASEAN Market"
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Job Vacancy: Executive Assistant to Regional Director
The full-time position, based in Bangkok (Ekkamai), is open to Thai Nationals only. FNF is a liberal Foundation from Germany, which promotes Democracy, Market Economy and Human Rights by cooperating with local NGOs and Think Tanks in Asia and around the world.
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Job Vacancy: Regional Project Officer Economic Freedom and Human Rights
The Regional Office Southeast and East Asia of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF) is hiring
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Business and Human Rights in Southeast Asia: A Practitioner's GuideKit
The Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom Southeast and East Asia and AmerBon Advocates have published a “GuideKit for Small and Medium Enterprises on Human Rights Compliance regarding the Environment and Labour”
