On 20-21 November 2009, I participated and presented a draft paper on social protection in Vietnam at the seminar "Social Protection in Asia: Current State and Challenges" held by the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) in Jakarta. This is a research project set up by ERIA in order to raise issues on social protection in eight countries in the region. Various information on social protection were exchanged. We planned to meet each other in next February to have more detailed report.
 

Social Protection in Asia: Current State and Challenges
Jakarta, Indonesia
Meeting place - ERIA in Jakarta Very well-prepared seminar site Opening introduction by ERIA coordinator
Team leader and ERIA executive management board Opening speech My presentation
Questions from participants... ... and answering them with different perspectives Other countries' presentations
also provided useful lessons

Some photos are courtesy from ERIA staff. Thanks!