The 84th World Library and Information Congress hosted by the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) took place in Kuala Lumpur in 2018. The Goethe-Instituts in Southeast Asia participated in the congress with a joint bööth in which libraries and associations from Germany were represented.

The Merck Social Translating Project is testing a new social practice for literary translation.
Ten translators from Asia are translating a German-language novel into their respective native languages. During the process, they meet in a closed digital forum and work on their translations by interacting with one another and engaging in a close discourse with the author.

The Science Film Festival Call for Entries 2018 is now closed and selections are ongoing in all participating countries. The festival received a record breaking 278 films from 24 countries this year. We thank all filmmakers and producers for their entries and participation. The official selection will be announced in August.

is a Goethe-Institut project exploring the past, present and future of textiles in Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand.