Vietnam needs to make relevant and specific preparations to raise publicawareness of the formation of the ASEAN Community, enhance thecountry’s economic capacity, and improve its legal system to be able totake full advantage of opportunities and respond to challenges followingthe Community’s establishment in late 2015, according to a Vietnamesediplomat.
In a recent interview granted to the Jakarta-basedVietnam News Agency correspondent, Head of the Vietnamese permanentdelegation to ASEAN Ambassador Vu Dang Dung stressed that the Communitywill bring both development opportunities and challenges for Vietnam andthe other members of the bloc.
However, the majority of small-and medium-sized enterprises in Vietnam have not accessed information onopportunities to be generated by the ASEAN Community, he said, addingthat he hopes communication campaigns would be carried out moreeffectively to expand public awareness of resulting benefits.
Thesecond major preparation is to enhance the capacity of the economy andthe business circle, as well as each official and person, the ambassadorsaid. He noted that there is still a substantial development gapbetween Vietnam and other countries in the region, which is reflected ina low ranking in labour productivity, creativity and human resourcequality (27.2 points out of the total 100 points), and the remarkabledifference in per capita income (1,908 USD in Vietnam as against 3,837USD for ASEAN as a whole).
The development gap limitsVietnam’s capacity to fully exploit benefits from the regional economicconnectivity and its contributions to ASEAN strategic initiatives andcooperation.
Thirdly, the ambassador underlined the need for thecountry to modify its legal regulations to improve compatibility withthose of other ASEAN countries, creating equal opportunities forVietnamese businesses and people to benefit from the regional links,including price, quality of goods, education, and health services.
Speakingon Vietnam’s priorities in ASEAN activities this year, Ambassador Dungsaid the top task will be to work closely with other ASEAN membernations to realise the target of establishing the ASEAN Community byDecember 31, 2015.
Additionally, Vietnam will join with otherregional countries to design a post-2015 ASEAN development vision,contributing to bolstering links within the group, Dung stated.
Atthe same time, the country will work to promote and deepen the bloc’srelations with existing counterparts as well as establish diverse tieswith new potential partners, he affirmed.-VNA
In a recent interview granted to the Jakarta-basedVietnam News Agency correspondent, Head of the Vietnamese permanentdelegation to ASEAN Ambassador Vu Dang Dung stressed that the Communitywill bring both development opportunities and challenges for Vietnam andthe other members of the bloc.
However, the majority of small-and medium-sized enterprises in Vietnam have not accessed information onopportunities to be generated by the ASEAN Community, he said, addingthat he hopes communication campaigns would be carried out moreeffectively to expand public awareness of resulting benefits.
Thesecond major preparation is to enhance the capacity of the economy andthe business circle, as well as each official and person, the ambassadorsaid. He noted that there is still a substantial development gapbetween Vietnam and other countries in the region, which is reflected ina low ranking in labour productivity, creativity and human resourcequality (27.2 points out of the total 100 points), and the remarkabledifference in per capita income (1,908 USD in Vietnam as against 3,837USD for ASEAN as a whole).
The development gap limitsVietnam’s capacity to fully exploit benefits from the regional economicconnectivity and its contributions to ASEAN strategic initiatives andcooperation.
Thirdly, the ambassador underlined the need for thecountry to modify its legal regulations to improve compatibility withthose of other ASEAN countries, creating equal opportunities forVietnamese businesses and people to benefit from the regional links,including price, quality of goods, education, and health services.
Speakingon Vietnam’s priorities in ASEAN activities this year, Ambassador Dungsaid the top task will be to work closely with other ASEAN membernations to realise the target of establishing the ASEAN Community byDecember 31, 2015.
Additionally, Vietnam will join with otherregional countries to design a post-2015 ASEAN development vision,contributing to bolstering links within the group, Dung stated.
Atthe same time, the country will work to promote and deepen the bloc’srelations with existing counterparts as well as establish diverse tieswith new potential partners, he affirmed.-VNA
