TTLV: The role of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) in East Asian cooperation since 1998

MASTER'S THESIS INFORMATION

1. Student's full name: NGUYEN CANH DUONG; 2. Gender: Male

3. Date of birth: March 31, 1982

4. Place of birth: Hai Duong

5. Student recognition decision No. 1503/QD-XHNV-SDH dated August 6, 2012 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in the training process:

(record the forms of change and the corresponding time)

7. Thesis topic name:The Role of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) in East Asian Cooperation Since 1998

8. Major: International Relations; Code: 60310206.

9. Scientific advisor: Dr. Nguyen Huy Hoang, Southeast Asia Institute - Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences

10. Summary of thesis results:

The thesis has researched and clarified the content: In the trend of globalization, regionalization and increasingly deep regional economic cooperation,especially the trend of East Asian cooperation (or ASEAN + 3 cooperation), it is necessary to comprehensively assess the movement and formation of the East Asian region to have a more specific view of this cooperation in the future. At the same time, assess the role of GMS Sub-regional cooperation in promoting cooperation in the East Asian region in the context of current international cooperation to build effective orientations and solutions to further promote East Asian cooperation. The role of major countries in the region affecting Sub-regional cooperation also needs to be fully and comprehensively identified and assessed. These are very urgent issues that require full research. Thesis's tasks: To clarify the role of GMS cooperation in East Asian cooperation (or ASEAN + 3) and development prospects.

11. Practical application:

The entire research results of the Thesis contribute to a more complete assessment of the role of GMS in East Asian cooperation; Propose some orientations and solutions for developing East Asian cooperation and enhancing the international role of the Sub-region by 2020 in East Asian cooperation; Contribute to the research literature on regional cooperation and the role of GMS in regional cooperation.

12. Further research directions:

            First, specific policies of ASEAN +3 countries in particular and GMS in particular in promoting East Asian cooperation. Second, private enterprises of GMS countries access the market when East Asian cooperation is formed and put into operation.

13. Published works related to the thesis:

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name: NGUYEN CANH DUONG 2. Sex: Male

3. Date of birth: March 31, 1982 4. Place of birth: Hai Duong, Vietnam.

5. Admission decision number: 1503/QD-XHNV-SDH, dated August 6^th2012.

6. Changes in academic process: ..........................................................................................

(List the forms of change and corresponding times)

7. Official thesis title: The roles of Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) in East Asian Cooperation since 1998.

8. Major: International Relations 9. Code: 60310206

10. Supervisors: Dr. Nguyen Huy Hoang

(Full name, academic title and degree)

11. Summary of the findings of the thesis:

The thesis focuses mainly on: in the context of growing globalisation, regionalization and economic integration, East Asian cooperation, now known as ASEAN + 3, should be examined thoroughly and comprehensively in terms of formation and development so that we can have a better view of how this cooperation will become in the future. The roles of Greater Mekong Subregion in building up the regional cooperation in the East Asia are also studied to work out frameworks and guidelines for a clearer shape. The influence of other regional powers on the GMS cooperation is part of the thesis work on the basis of the overall and comprehensive view. These work as main requirements to be taken care of in the thesis. Therefore, the thesis mainly deals with how important the GMS cooperation plays the role in pushing up the regional cooperation in East Asia and its potential development.

12. Practical applicability, if any:

The results of the thesis work helps other researchers and readers have a better understanding of the roles that GMS plays in the regional cooperation of East Asia community; suggest some development prospects of East Asian cooperation as well as the international part of GMS up to 2020 in the East Asian community building efforts; add some research documents to the archive of regional cooperation and the roles of GMS in regional cooperation as well.

13. Further research directions, if any:

First, the concrete policies of ASEAN + 3 countries in general and GMS members in particular to step up East Asian cooperation. Second, how private enterprises of GMS countries will probably extend their reach into the East Asian markets when the regional cooperation is well shaped and ready on the move.

So it is needed to have the further researches on the above two contents.

14. Thesis-related publications: ..........................................................................................