INFORMATION ON MASTER’S THESIS

1. Full name: Pham Thi Kim Hue 2. Sex: Female 3. Date of birth: March 27th 1975 4. Place of birth: Hanoi 5. Admission decision number: 1528/QD-XHNV-KH-SDH Dated October 14th 2009 of Rector of University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Hanoi National University 6. Changes in academic process: (List the forms of change and corresponding times) 7. Official thesis title: Japan – Africa Relations in The First Decade of 21st Century 8. Major: International Relations 9. Code: 60 31 40 10. Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thanh Hien, Editor in Chief, Journal of Africa and Middle East Studies, Institute for Africa and Middle East Studies (IAMES) (Full name, academic title and degree) 11. Summary of the findings of the thesis: (Summarize them with stress on the new findings, if any) In the context of increasing international integration and globalization, the trends of alliance and cooperation among regions, nations become common. In spite of long distance, Japan and Africa are their partners which lie in the era’s common law of development. Japan –Africa relations are one of the most important international relations because of their influences and affects on the face of international relations in Africa. Particularly, the first decade of 21st century has marked the great steps of development in the relations between Vietnam and Japan and witnessed the significant emergings in the cooperative relations between Vietnam and Africa. In order to make these further developed sustainably and deeply in the future, the thesis titled “Japan – Africa Relations in The First Decade of 21st Century” contributed to studying and evaluating the relations between Japan and Africa. The content of thesis consists of three main chapters as follows: Chapter 1 generalized Japan and Africa as well as overviewed the history of establishment and development of Japan – Africa relations orginated from the 16th century to the post Second World War. Japan-Africa relations in the period were built upon the foundation “diplomatic relations for natural resources” and laid the first bricks for development of their relations in the next period. Chapter 2 focused on studying Japan – Africa relations in the first decade of 21st century. Japan – Africa relations in the new millenium have been improved and gained some significant achievement in variety of areas like diplomacy – politics, economy. The first decade of 21st century is just the time when Japan has strengthened and developed the diplomatic and political relations with African countries to make it as a key to open door of bilater economic relations. In the economic relations between Japan and Africa, Japanese ODA for Africa is the most remarkable area because Japan and Africa haven’t yet became their trade partners and Japanese FDI into African is still limited. Chapter 3 deeply analyzed and evaluated position, role and influence of Japan in Africa and suggested some recommendations for Vietnam. It’s possible to say that Japan was the active factor to support Africa in the international forums, played the role of promoting economic growth and poverty reduction, actively supported and assisted African countries to gain MDGs as well as was responsible for climate change in Africa. Resulting these, it’s enable to predict that in the next ten years Japan will surely maintain its activities as same as it did in the past. The diplomatic – political relations between Japan and Africa will be better developed in which Japan will still be supportive partner for Africa in the international forums and summit conferences. The economic relations between Japan and Africa will achieve some progresses. Japan will continues to become one of the biggest donors for Africa. By the year of 2020, south – south cooperative relations and trilateral cooperative relations (Africa – Japan – Vietnam) will be more practical and efficient in the areas of diplomacy, politics, economy, trade, investment, agriculture, labor, expert exchange, medical care, education, science and technology. 12. Practical applicability, if any: The thesis has scientific significance and pratical value as follows: - Provide the scientific arguments for forming and implementing the documents of 11th Party’s National Congress, the governmental action plans for Africa. - Point out the remarks and idetify the most practical and efficient cooperative areas which has the most advantages in the cooperative relations between Japan and Africa to bring into play and enlarge the cooperative model of “2+1” (Japan – Africa plus Vietnam) in training and sending Vietnamese experts to work in Africa according to the cooperative programmes supported by Japan for Africa in every area, particularly medical care, education, agricultural and rural development. 13. Further research directions, if any: - Continue to study and evaluate the reality and prospect of trilateral cooperative relations: Japan – Africa – Vietnam 14. Thesis-related publications: (List them in chronological order) A. Some articles related to the thesis published in the Journal of Africa and Middle East Studies: Diplomatic Relations between Japan and Africa through Historical Periods, Journal of Africa and Middle East Studies, No 12 (16), December 2006, p.25-31 Some Aspects of Japan – Africa’s Economic Relations, Journal of Africa and Middle East Studies, No6 (22), June 2007, p.26-35. Political and Diplomatic Relations between Japan and Africa at the Beginning of the 21st Century, Journal of Africa and Middle East Studies, No 3(31), March 2008, p.27-32. Japan – Africa Economic Relations in the First Decade of the 21st century, Journal of Africa and Middle East Studies, No 6 (34), June 2008, p.39-48. TICAD IV: Yokohama Action Programme, Journal of Africa and Middle East Studies, No 7 (35), July 2008, p. 46-58. Position, Role and Influence of Japan in Africa, Journal of Africa and Middle East Studies, No 9 (73), September 2011, p. 26-37. B. Some reports related to the thesis published in the books: 1. Nguyen Thanh Hien (ed.), 2008, International Cooperations for Solutions of African Global Problems, Publishing House of Social Sciences, Hanoi. 2. Nguyen Thanh Hien (ed), 2011, Some Political and Economic Outstandings of Africa Since The Cold War and Prospect, Publishing House of Social Sciences, Hanoi.