Research topics

Training Round 1:

Topic 1: Policy Options on Government Support to develop infant industries (Products) of Vietnam beyond the WTO Accession

Topic 2: An Analysis on Implications and Impact of Vietnam Opening its Distribution Service Sector to Foreign Competition after WTO Accession

Topic 3: Import Control in the context of Vietnams Commitment Implementation of AFTA and WTO

Training Round 2:

Topic 1: Improving the competitive performance of Vietnams main ports

Topic 2: Analysis of the social and economic effects of opening Vietnams distribution market under WTO commitments

Topic 3: Policy options for great effectiveness of controls of iron and steel waste material imports

Training Round 3:

Topic 1: Experience of selected countries on policies towards franchising, some options for Vietnam for improving state management of franchising

Topic 2: Policy options to promote production of raw material (maize) for feedstock in Vietnam

Topic 3: The criterion in state management for investment activities in trade infrastructure of supermarket and trade centres

Training Round 4:

Topic 1: Competition Policy and the Provision of Internet Services in Vietnam

Topic 2: Misleading Indications and Competition Policy

Topic 3: Economic groups: developments and its linkages toward economic concentration

Project Partner in Vietnam
Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) (Formerly Ministry of Trade)
www.mot.gov.vn

Other Participating Agencies in Vietnam
Ministry of Industry and Trade including:

• National Advanced Training Institute (NATI)
• Domestic Trade Policy Department
• Planning & Investment Department
• Science Division, Trade Planning and Investment Department
• Safety Technical and Industrial Environment Agency
• Industry Strategy and Policy Institute
• Vietnam Competition Administration Department (VCAD)

• Trade and Service Dept, Ministry of Planning and Investment
• Department of Trade and Services, Ministry of Planning and Investment

• Institute of Economics and Development Studies

• Maritime Agency, Ministry of Transport

• National Office of Intellectual Property of Vietnam

Ministry of Posts and Telemetric
mic.gov.vn/details_e.asp?Object=271032875&news_ID=13648450

Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM)
www.ciem.org.vn

Sumitomo Corporation
www.sumitomocorp.co.jp/english/company/point/seasia.html

For economic and trade information on Vietnam, click on the web link below
http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/fs/viet.pdf