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III International Conference "East and West at the Stage of New Transformations: the Post-COVID Changes"

III International Conference

18.11.2021

On November 17-18, the 3rd International Conference "East and West at the Stage of New Transformations: the Post-COVID Changes" was organized by the Higher School of Economics.

At the session “Social Transformation and COVID-19: Economic, Political, and Social Dimensions”, a report was presented by the ASEAN Center Acting Director, Associate Professor at the Department of Asian and African Studies Dr. Ekaterina Koldunova and the ASEAN Centre Expert Dr. Valeria Vershinina.

The session’s participants discussed the impact of the pandemic on socio-political and economic processes in the East and Southeast Asian countries, as well as in the Middle East. Dr. Ekaterina Koldunova and Dr. Valeria Vershinina presented a brief overview of the national strategies of the ASEAN Member States to contain the spread of the COVID-19. They also assessed the vaccination rates in the region and outlined possible prospects for economic development of Southeast Asia.

The representatives of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Primakov National Research Institute of World Economy and International Relations, the Institute of Asian and African Studies of Lomonosov Moscow State University, HSE University, RUDN University, St. Petersburg State University and the State University of Aerospace Instrumentation also presented their reports at the session.