#VietnamLocalInfos #VietnamNetworks #VietnamEliteDataset #VietnamForum

The ultimate goal of the Vietnam Center (VC) is to create social value by returning knowledge and information to society using a multi-layered academia-governments-industries network and trustworthy local information as its two pillars. To this end, first, the center develops and expands a multi-layered network system for area research. Specifically, the center operates secretariats of the Vietnam Research Committee of the Korean Association of Southeast Asian Studies and the Vietnam Forum at Seoul National University in Korea. Also, the center strengthens regional research and academic exchanges by establishing networks with education or research institutes in three major regions in Vietnam – Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh, and Da Nang. Second, the center takes the lead in building local information that has been underdeveloped due to the non-excludability and non-rivalry of information use, despite the demand from Korean Companies and public entities entering Vietnam. Mainly, the center builds biographical datasets of Central Committee members of the Communist Party of Vietnam from the 1st Party CC to the 13th Party CC. The center writes a white paper on local information on major provinces in Vietnam in collaboration with the peak association of Korean companies in Vietnam. Third, the center returns all the expertise, networks, and local information in a highly accessible format to society. The center organizes and operates open lectures for Korean entrepreneurs in Vietnam, annually holds a flagship academic and business conference, and reorganizes the Vietnam News section into an electronic journal. Eventually, the center will pursue a project to visualize local information and networks in an interactive web map so that the public can utilize them effortlessly.

• Development of a multi-layered academia-governments-industries network in Korea and Vietnam: The secretariats of the Vietnam Research Committee of the Korean Association of Southeast Asian Studies and the Vietnam Forum at Seoul National University in Korea and network with education and research institutes in three major regions in Vietnam.
• Building trustworthy local information: original datasets of biographical information for members of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (currently completed from 6th Party CC to 12th Party CC) and a white paper on local information of major provinces
• Enhancing social contribution through local information and networks: open lectures for Korean entrepreneurs in Vietnam (September 2024 ~), annual flagship academic conference, the Vietnam News as an e-journal and an interactive web map of local knowledge and networks

Yong Kyun Kim | Director | yongkyunkim@snu.ac.kr | Political Science

Bui Thi My Hang | Research Fellow | buimyhang@snu.ac.kr | Geography

Phung Chi Kien | Researcher | phungchikien92@gmail.com | Political Science