The quarterly publication is jointly published by French writer-journalist Laurent Passicousset, who is fluent in Vietnamese, and professor Philippines Papin, a scholar well-known for research works on Vietnam.

Journalist Laurent Passicousset, who acted as ASIES’s director, has spent eight years in Vietnam, starting in 1992. He has a thorough knowledge of Vietnamese culture and society.

He is also the author of a French book on Vietnam, named “Vivre avec les Vietnamiens” (Living with Vietnamese people), which was published in France in 2010.

The magazine’s e-version is expected to make debut in September.

ASIES provides an overall picture of Asia, which, as for many experts, is a new reach of the world’s center. It proves the significant role and attractiveness of Asia in Europe and France in particular.