Asian Network of Major Cities 21 was a body representing the interests of several of

Asia Asia ( , ) is the largest continent in the world by both land area and population. It covers an area of more than 44 million square kilometres, about 30% of Earth's total land area and 8% of Earth's total surface area. The continent, which ...

's largest capital cities around common themes of importance, including

urban planning Urban planning (also called city planning in some contexts) is the process of developing and designing land use and the built environment, including air, water, and the infrastructure passing into and out of urban areas, such as transportatio ...

sustainability Sustainability is a social goal for people to co-exist on Earth over a long period of time. Definitions of this term are disputed and have varied with literature, context, and time. Sustainability usually has three dimensions (or pillars): env ...

and

crisis management Crisis management is the process by which an organization deals with a disruptive and unexpected event that threatens to harm the organization or its stakeholders. The study of crisis management originated with large-scale industrial and envi ...

. The organization was advocated by then Tokyo Governor

Shintaro Ishihara was a Japanese politician and writer, who served as the Governor of Tokyo Metropolis, Governor of Tokyo from 1999 to 2012. Being the former leader of the Far-right politics, radical right Sunrise Party, later merged with Toru Hashimoto's Japan ...

(1999–2012) and formed by common declaration of those attending a meeting held in

Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur (KL), officially the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, is the capital city and a Federal Territories of Malaysia, federal territory of Malaysia. It is the largest city in the country, covering an area of with a census population ...

in August 2000. Following a review by member cities in 2014, the network was suspended and projects continued under new regional initiatives by Tokyo.

Joint projects

*Industry **Promotion of Development of a small to medium-sized Jet Passenger Plane **"Welcome to Asia" Campaign **Promotion of Asian Business and Investment Projects **ICT Initiatives for Urban Development **Development of Affordable, Safe and Fast Mass Housing Technology Project *Environment **Urban and Global Environment Problems *Civil management **Network for Crisis Management *Health **Countermeasures to Combat Infectious Diseases in Asia *Arts and culture **Asian Performing Arts Festival *Women's Social participation **Women's Participation in Society *Human resource development **Youth-to-Youth Program -Creating Enterprising Originals **Staff Capacity Enhancement Program

Plenary Meeting

* The First Plenary Meeting (October 2001) –

Tokyo Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and List of cities in Japan, most populous city in Japan. With a population of over 14 million in the city proper in 2023, it is List of largest cities, one of the most ...

* The Second Plenary Meeting (November 2002) –

Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, but spread chiefly to the west, or beyond its Bank (geography ...

* The Third Plenary Meeting (November 2003) –

Hanoi Hanoi ( ; ; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Vietnam, second-most populous city of Vietnam. The name "Hanoi" translates to "inside the river" (Hanoi is bordered by the Red River (Asia), Red and Black River (Asia), Black Riv ...

* The Fourth Plenary Meeting (November 2004) –

Jakarta Jakarta (; , Betawi language, Betawi: ''Jakartè''), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta (; ''DKI Jakarta'') and formerly known as Batavia, Dutch East Indies, Batavia until 1949, is the capital and largest city of Indonesia and ...

* The Fifth Plenary Meeting (April 2006) –

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* The Sixth Plenary Meeting (November 2007) –

Manila Manila, officially the City of Manila, is the Capital of the Philippines, capital and second-most populous city of the Philippines after Quezon City, with a population of 1,846,513 people in 2020. Located on the eastern shore of Manila Bay on ...

* The Seventh Plenary Meeting (November 2008) –

* The Eighth Plenary Meeting (November 2009) –

Bangkok Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estim ...

* The Ninth Plenary Meeting (November 2010) –

* The Tenth Plenary Meeting (October 2011) –

Seoul Seoul, officially Seoul Special Metropolitan City, is the capital city, capital and largest city of South Korea. The broader Seoul Metropolitan Area, encompassing Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, emerged as the world's List of cities b ...

* The Eleventh Plenary Meeting (June 2012) –

Singapore Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. The country's territory comprises one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. It is about one degree ...

* The Twelfth Plenary Meeting (November 2013) –

* The Thirteenth Plenary Meeting (September 2014) –

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References

External links

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Official site of fifth plenary (English)
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