1. Full name: Pham Le Da Huong                                   2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: 17 January 1988                                    4. Place of birth: Hanoi

5. Admission decision number: 2213/2011/QĐ-XHNV-SĐH, dated November 21st, 2011 by Rector of University of Social Sciences and Humanities - Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in academic process: Decision on modifying the doctoral dissertation title No. 3122/QĐ-XHNV (2017); Decision on extending the Doctoral course No. 76/QĐ-XHNV and 167/ QĐ-XHNV (2016) by Rector of University of Social Sciences and Humanities - Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

7. Official thesis title: Japanese Cultural Diplomacy towards Southeast Asia from 1977 – 2016

8. Major: Southeast Asian Studies                                  9. Code: 62 31 50 10

10: Supervisors: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hoang Khac Nam and Dr. Pham Thi Thu Giang

11. Summary of the new findings of the thesis:

- The thesis clarified the theoretical foundations of Japanese cultural

diplomacy in general, both internal and external factors affecting Japanese cultural diplomacy towards Southeast Asia in particular.

- The thesis synthesized the process of formation and development, types,

organizations, funds, objectives and main contents of Japan's cultural diplomacy.

- The thesis presented the objectives, contents, and the implementation of

Japanese cultural diplomacy policy towards Southeast Asia through two major periods 1977 - 2001 and 2001 – 2016. Based on this the thesis tried to characterize, and to compare these two stages to see the changes as well as the advantages and disadvantages of Japanese cultural diplomacy towards Southeast Asia.

- The thesis synthesizes the findings from the sociological survey in some

Southeast Asian countries, and can assess the attitudes of the Southeast Asian people towards Japanese cultural diplomacy.

- Based on the world’s political situation, the interests of the Japanese

government and the needs of the Southeast Asian people, the thesis deduced the prospect of Japanese cultural diplomacy towards region in the future.

12. Practical applicability:

The thesis is an useful reference for those who would like to study, teach, and interest for Japanese cultural diplomacy towards Southeast Asia.

13. Thesis-related publications:

- Pham Le Da Huong (2014), “The Japanese Cultural Diplomacy: Research Approaching from Historical perspective”, Bulletin of the Research Conference for Junior Researchers, PhD and Master Students of USSH, pp. 592-608.

- Pham Quang Minh - Pham Le Da Huong (2014), “Vietnam-Japan Relations in the New Context of Regional and World Politics”, Kyoto Sangyo University, pp.81-87.

- Pham Le Da Huong (2016), “The Formation of Japanese Cultural Diplomacy towards Southeast Asia: From the end of the World War Two to the Birth of Fukuda Doctrine in 1977”, Bulletin of the Research Conference for Junior Researchers, PhD and Master Students of USSH, pp.124-133.

- Pham Le Da Huong (2017), “The Activities of Japanese Cultural Diplomacy towards Southeast Asia in the period of 2013-2016”, USSH Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vol. 3 (2b), pp. 244-251.

- Pham Le Da Huong (2018), “Japan's Cultural Diplomacy towards Southeast Asia in the Late 1980s”, Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, (1-214), pp. 61-68.