關於 economic development and happiness ，我們在網路上蒐集到這些相關的討論、資訊與評價

I would like to thank the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for giving me the honour to participate in today’s auspicious occasion to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of diplomatic relations between Thailand and Colombia.
I am also delighted to learn that “FEALAC” or the Forum for East Asia and Latin America Cooperation, which is the only forum for intergovernmental cooperation that connects the East Asian and Latin American regions, has reached its 20th Anniversary this year.
I am heartened to learn that FEALAC attaches great importance to promoting gender equality and the empowerment of women, as this will make a crucial contribution towards inclusive growth and sustainable development.
The measure of true progress in a society should not be measured in terms of economic indicators alone but should take into account the happiness, social contentment and equality among all members of its society.
#MissUniverseThailand2019 #40thAnniversary #Thailand #Colombia #20thAnniversary #FEALAC

【A New Mindset of Development】

Population decline is debilitating Japan’s local economies. But is economic growth the only way? Over the past decade an emphasis on interpersonal interaction, community development and happiness has gained rapid currency.

人口減少又老化，重創地方經濟，市、町、村瀕臨「消滅」的預言甚囂塵上，但經濟成長是唯一的路嗎？過去十年，「脫離經濟成長」的思惟迅速蔓延。 他們更重視GDP捕捉不到的人際互動和社區發展，以及幸福。

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● 點選' EN-CH ' 按鈕，閱讀本文中文版

#DeGrowth #Japan #population #decline #aging #rural #local #happiness #WellBeing #development #community #SydneyPeng #ReadGlobal #GoToCommonWealthNow

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To our Dearest Friends,

We are happy to invite you to this special edition of Toa Tau Talks:

FROM HAPPY INDIVIDUALS TO HAPPY NATIONS

Register link: http://bit.ly/happinesstalk

The United States Declaration of Independence declared the rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness as sacred and undeniable for all human beings.

Well before this was eloquently put into words by Thomas Jefferson, the humankind had been pursuing happiness, as being happy is central to existing. That’s what we’ve come to this Earth for. Ironically, the more we pursue happiness, the less happy we seem to become. It's because we have looked for happiness in all the wrong places. We define it in the wrong terms.

Since when is a child’s dream reduced to a good job when they grow up? Since when is a nation’s progress measured solely based on economic returns, often at the expense of cultural and ecological well-being? Since when is a person's worth judged on the things they own? Since when do we “work hard long hours at jobs that we hate to buy things we don’t need to impress people we don’t like (*)”?

We, as individuals and as communities, are at a crossroad. It is all up to us to make the choice to be happy, and more importantly, to look for happiness in the right places, at personal and societal levels. We want to reclaim what’s most fundamental to being human: love, friendship, and a compassionate co-existence. We want to be mindful in everything that we do.

Join us for a spirited and inspiring afternoon with the world renowned speakers and educators Dr. Julia Kim and Dr. Ha Vinh Tho from the Gross National Happiness Centre, Bhutan, a pioneering country on making happiness a deliberate lifestyle and policy choice. We will redefine the meaning of happiness at the personal level and how it could be achieved in a balanced way. We will explore how GNH, not GDP, should be the ultimate goal of development. We will discuss how this model can be applied in countries with different political and cultural settings.

(*) A quote by Nigel Marsh

SPEAKERS

You could learn more about our special speakers here:
Dr. Julia Kim: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/julia-kim/44/736/368
Dr. Ha Vinh Tho: https://www.linkedin.com/in/havinhtho

EVENT DETAILS

This talk will be conducted entirely in English, with no Vietnamese translation. We have VERY limited space and can only admit 150 people. Please register to tell us why you would like to participate, and confirm by paying the registration fee. The online registration will help us organize the talk, especially the discussion part, better. We want to make it as interactive and useful for all participants as possible.

---Time: 14:00 – 17:00 Sunday April 19, 2015

---Venue : Nguoi Lao Dong Newspaper Building
2nd Floor, No. 123 – 127 Vo Van Tan Street, Ward 6, District 3, HCMC

---Registration fee: 250,000VND per person
Link to register online (required): http://bit.ly/happinesstalk

---If you need additional assistance, please email info@toatau.com or call our hotline 0917-961-071

TO PAY REGISTRATION FEE

You have two options.

Option 1: Pay at Toa Tau, 632 Dien Bien Phu, Binh Thanh. Please call ahead to confirm availability.

Opening times:
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8:30 – 12:00 Sunday

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Techcombank
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