CUTS Hanoi Resource Center

Vision:

Consumer sovereignty in the framework of social justice and equality, within and across borders.

Mission:

To be a catalyst in transferring objective knowledge and advocacy skills from India and elsewhere to the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) towards mainstreaming the civil society movement therein into the development process.

Objectives:

To be an initiator of dialogue between the local policy community in the GMS and the civil society movement therein during the policy-making process, towards effective public policy reforms in the larger framework of poverty alleviation and sustainable development;
To cross-fertilise exchange of knowledge and research-cum-advocacy skills through making regional and international good policies and practices available in the GMS; and
To promote effective regional and international integration of economies and civil societies, with a special emphasis on South-South cooperation.

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Projects

Vietnam-OECD Policy Framework for Investment (PFI) – An assessment of Vietnam’s Investment Climate Policies against the PFI Overview: Phase I The Project entitled, ‘Vietnam-OECD Policy Framework for Investment (PFI) – An assessment of Vietnam’s Investment Climate Policies against the PFI (Phase I)’ has been implemented by the Centre with the support of The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The Project would provide a “first hand” assessment of the most distinctive regulatory features and recent policy developments in Vietnam in the investment policy area using the questions of the PFI as indicative benchmarks. Expected Outcome The work should identify the main areas of progress; the major shortcomings of Vietnam investment policies; and identify...

CUTS Hanoi Resource Centre, with the support of the International Development Research Centre (IDRC – Canada), is implementing a two-year project entitled “Study on Unfair Trade Practices in select ASEAN countries”, in cooperation with research partners in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. The overall objective of this proposed project is to generate and promote substantive discussions/dialogues in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on issues related to unfair trade practices (UTPs). This is expected to lead and contribute to the improvement of the relevant legal and institutional frameworks in ASEAN countries that seek to sustain a fair business environment therein and ensure equitable market outcomes in the long run. Towards that overall objective,...

This Research Project, entitled “Competition Law/Policy Tools in Dealing with Anti-Competitive Practices in the Pharmaceutical Distribution System”, will be implemented with the support of the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) under its grant for Competition Research for Economic Development. It is a joint project between CUTS Hanoi Resource Centre and the Vietnam Competition Administration Department (Ministry of Industry & Trade). The Project is meant to contribute to the promotion of public (consumer) welfare in Vietnam by way of ensuring and enhancing access to...

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Publications

This economic update, produced on quarterly basis is intended as an information resource for anyone who is keen on the economics of ASEAN region. We wish that the figures on the macro economy, trade and investment, competition and regulation given in this paper, though inadequate and unclassified, would help the readers with more insight into the context of the Indochinese countries as well as other regional neighbours, especially regarding how these countries are striving in the face of the global crisis.

Events reports are detailed summaries of happenings in each event that HRC organises or coorganises in a chronological order. Brief narration of all the presentations as well as floor discussions is also provided.

Monographs are handbooks that aim to raise public awareness, interest and knowledge on a variety of trade and economic issues. Detailed and in-depth explanation of a subject is presented in an easy reading format targeting laypersons.

Toolkits are sets of tools that equip readers with a comprehensive but brief source of knowledge. This is for whom who expects to approach knowledge or an issue quickly but adequately because only the essence is provided.

The dossier is intended to provide both policy-makers, regulators and the public with access to latest developments related to competition and consumer protection issues including laws and policies, cases. Notably, it is not an analytic and exhaustive research but based on published news sources. However, it also gives some food for thoughts which may be helpful to readers during their orientation in the subject matter.

Policy briefs are short documents that present the findings and recommendations of a research project to a non-specialist readership. These are fact-based but also persuasive briefs and are usually a key tool for communicating research findings to policy makers.

Vacancy

Swedish Standards Institute (SIS) is seeking a Programme Coordinator to be based in Hanoi, Vietnam (at the office of CUTS International – Hanoi Resource Centre) (preferable a Vietnamese or Cambodian resident) during 2013 and until 31st December 2014.

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