Following extensive economic and market reforms and more than a decade of negotiations, Vietnam became the latest country to accede to the World Trade Organization in November 2006. While it is expected that greater integration into the world economy will boost Vietnam’s economic growth and...

National Innovation Systems (NIS) plays a crucial role in countries’ efforts to catch up with technological advances which are critical for the long-term sustainable economic growth and development of countries. This paper provides a diagnostic review of the NIS in Viet Nam such that...

Vietnam is now at the critically important juncture as the country is preparing the National Socio‐economic Development Strategy 2011‐2020 (NSDS). The NSDS will guide the two five‐year plans in the next decade, and provide key inputs for the Eleventh Party Congress, scheduled to be held in...