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TVE Asia Pacific (TVEAP) announced the global release of its latest Asian regional television series, Saving the Planet, www.savingtheplanet.tv. The six-episode series features outstanding efforts in education for sustainable development (ESD) in South and Southeast Asia.

The stories -– drawn from Cambodia, India, Laos, Nepal, the Philippines and Thailand — were all selected through competitive public nominations in 2007. Each 10 minute story is a self-contained documentary, filmed on location by a local film crew with the participation of local organizations whose work was being profiled.

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Source: East-West Center News

HONOLULU (Jan. 10) — On Tuesday, Jan. 12, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will deliver a major policy address on the U.S. vision for Asia-Pacific multilateral engagement at the East-West Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. Although attendance is by invitation only, the speech will be streamed live online at EastWestCenter.org at 2 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time.

Secretary Clinton’s address comes at the start of an eight-day Pacific trip that, in addition to Hawaii, will take her to Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and Australia.

The State Department has said that the East-West Center was chosen as the venue for Secretary Clinton’s policy address in commemoration of the 50^th anniversary year of the Center’s founding by Congress to strengthen relations and understanding among the peoples and nations of Asia, the Pacific, and the United States.

Links:

• For more information on the Center’s history and 50^th year commemorations, visit EastWestCenter.org

The 50th Anniversary celebration of the East-West Center has begun and the morning of January 6, 2010 the KHNL/KGMB station focused attention on the East-West Center and its accomplishments over the past 50 years.

You can read the story and view a video at:

http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/Global/story.asp?S=11777248

EWC Adjunct Senior Fellow Dick Baker discusses current developments regarding democracy in Asia in a recent segment of the online video show ThinkTech Hawaii. Interviewed by Hawaii Pacific University Professor and Asia-Pacific columnist Bill Sharp, Baker discusses recent developments in Thailand, Indonesia and more.

ThinkTech Hawaii also features a variety of other video segments hosted by Sharp and focusing on Asia-Pacific issues.

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Here are a couple videos from past performances at the East-West Fest.

1. East-West Fest 2007

Trong Com is a well known folk song of the Northern Vietnam, which was performed by Vietnamese and American high school students (Anh, Hanh, John & Kalia). The song has hilarious melody, which promises an interesting dance as well as brings a bit of Vietnamese culture to international friends.

2. East-West Fest 2009

Participants at the East-West Center in Hawaii staged their annual “East West Fest” on April 18, 2009. Performances were presented representing the many cultures of the Asia-Pacific region. The background music is a mix of songs from Indonesia, Cambodia, and Kiribati.