Sustainable Development In Vietnam Research Articles

Digital financial inclusion, financial stability, and sustainable development: Evidence from a quantile‐on‐quantile regression and wavelet coherence

AbstractThe current research examines the influence of digital financial inclusion (DFI) and financial stability (FS) on sustainable development in Vietnam through a dataset spanning during 2004–2022. Non‐parametric methods, such as quantile regression, Granger tests in different quantiles, and wavelet analysis were employed to elucidate the effect of different quantiles of FS and DFI on various quantiles of sustainable development. Our primary contribution lies in integrating three research domains to examine the relationships among all three factors simultaneously, all within the framework of one of the biggest developing economies. Our findings exhibit the strongly positive influence of FS and DFI on sustainable development in Vietnam across various quantiles and frequencies. This suggests that FS and DFI support the transition of country toward sustainable development.

Developing Science, Technology, and Innovative Creativity to Meet the Requirements of Sustainable Development in Vietnam: Current Situation and Solutions

Developing Science, Technology, and Innovative Creativity to Meet the Requirements of Sustainable Development in Vietnam: Current Situation and Solutions

Integrating land quality in peri-urban agriculture for sustainability and green revolution in Vietnam

Agricultural Land Use Systems (LUS) contributes to Green Revolution (GR) and sustainable development in Vietnam, however, the GR exerts a dual impact-both positive and negative-on agricultural LUS in suburban regions. Land Quality Indicators (LQI) is integrated into the Pressure-State-Response (PSR) model to assess agricultural LUS across four landscapes in a peri-urban area of Hanoi capital city (Vietnam). The selected 75 indicators are subject to elimination based on the distinct natural and social contexts prevalent in each landscape. The findings indicate that primary pressures impinging upon agricultural LUS are dwindling irrigation water, escalating erosion resulting from cultivation, inadequate agricultural infrastructure, price imbalances, and pollution from industrial parks and craft villages. An amalgamation of traditional and high-tech solutions is recommended to enhance the quality of organic produce and foster stronger connections between suburban and urban. Integrating LQI into the PSR framework supplants conventional assessment methods, paving the way for more effective sustainable land use planning in peri-urban areas in the foreseeable future.

Corporate governance for sustainable development in Vietnam: Criteria for SOEs based on MCDM approach.

This research explores the nexus between corporate governance and sustainable development, focusing on State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) in Vietnam. Recognizing the pivotal role of SOEs in the national economy, this study employs a Multi-Criteria Decision-Making approach (MCDM) to assess and enhance the corporate governance frameworks of these entities. First, the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) model is employed to identify the most qualified prospective SOEs firms based on several quantitative criteria. Then, the spherical fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (SF-AHP) model is used to identify priority weights for a given set of qualitative criteria, the Evaluation based on distance from average solution (EDAS) model is implemented to rank enterprises in the SOEs sector. To validate the proposed models, a case study conducted within the Vietnamese electric power industry is utilized. The MCDM methodology integrates diverse factors such as business management, corporate social responsibility, and corporate governance shareholder to construct a comprehensive evaluation framework. By applying this approach, the study aims to identify the key drivers and barriers influencing corporate governance practices within Vietnamese SOEs. The study's findings illustrate the efficacy of the suggested approach in evaluating corporate governance performance, providing valuable insights for policymakers, corporate leaders, and stakeholders involved in shaping the governance landscape of SOEs in Vietnam. By aligning corporate governance with sustainable development principles, the research aims to contribute to the ongoing discourse on responsible business practices, offering practical recommendations to enhance the performance and resilience of SOEs in the pursuit of long-term socio-economic and environmental sustainability.

Factors affecting legal services' quality: The case of an emerging economy

Vietnam is a rapidly developing country associated with changes in socio-economic activities, especially both public and private services. The service industry is making a practical contribution to economic growth and is gaining a great position. To help a society develop harmoniously, the economy must satisfy people's ability to access services, especially basic services such as education, healthcare, legality, transportation, security and safety. The aims of the study are to estimate factors affecting legal service quality, and based on the survey in three provinces in Vietnam: Lam Dong, Dak Lak, Gia Lai and through quantitative analysis, the research results show that there are five factors that positively affect service quality, which are: (1) government; (2) head of the unit; ⁠(3) influencer; (4) opinions of people around; and (5) organizations and individuals providing services. The research results also discuss some solutions to increase service quality and sustainable development of Vietnam in the coming time.

Understanding Factors of Households' Circular Economy Adoption to Facilitate Sustainable Development in an Emerging Country

A shift from a linear economy to a circular economy can help participants (i.e., enterprises and households) to cut expenses, stabilize supply chains for the long term, and lower manufacturing and operating costs. Although the circular economy can benefit both the economy and the environment, this topic has still been under-studied in developing countries. More specifically, there has been little known about conditions and/or barriers for stakeholders in adopting a circular economy. In this regard, the authors conducted a study among Vietnamese households to improve the understanding of the factors (both drivers and impediments) of a circular economy adoption. Specifically, the authors employed a questionnaire-based survey approach to collect data from 473 households operating in the agricultural sector in the Red River Delta, Vietnam. The PLS-SEM method was performed to unravel the complicated relationship between circular economy adoption, organizational innovation, and income of agricultural households. The results showed that the adoption of circular economy is widely influenced by many factors in Vietnam. For example, technology has a negative impact on the level of circular economy adoption while policy and regulation, management, customer, and society have the opposite effect. Furthermore, organizational innovation played a fully mediating role between circular economy adoption and households’ income. The results of the study offer many policy implications for supporting and increasing the households’ circular economy adoption for further sustainable development in Vietnam and beyond.

Driving forces of forest cover rehabilitation and implications for forest transition, environmental management and upland sustainable development in Vietnam

Driving forces of forest cover rehabilitation and implications for forest transition, environmental management and upland sustainable development in Vietnam

Renewable Energy Consumption, Energy Efficiency, Trade, Economic Development and FDI on Climate Change in Vietnam

This study aimed to investigate the impact of green energy consumption, energy efficiency, foreign direct investment, economic growth, and trade (import and export) on greenhouse gas emissions( GHG) in Vietnam between 1990 and 2019. This study investigates the long-term cointegration relationship to find out the impact of renewable energy consumption, energy efficiency, trade, economic development, and foreign direct investment on climate change in Vietnam. The research results show a long-term relationship between the above variables and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. These findings highlight the profound importance of renewable energy consumption for ecologically sustainable development in Vietnam and serve as an important resource for other countries worldwide. world when it comes to ecological security. This study recommends the use of environmentally friendly and energy-saving technologies, the use of renewable energy to mitigate climate change and the implementation of the most recent government policies to neutralise greenhouse gas emissions to achieve sustainable development goals.

Making universal education a priority for sustainable development: The EU, Vietnam and education

AbstractThis article highlights the need to bring education to the forefront of EU policies to promote sustainable development in Vietnam. The EU is increasingly concerned with promoting sustainable development worldwide. It does this in its aid policies, and since 2010, it has included in its trade agreements provisions on labour, environmental and gender rights. But what about education rights? This article analyses the role of the EU and the Vietnamese government in the field of education. It argues that both actors could pay more attention to education, and in particular to the problem of unequal access to education for poor and minority children in Vietnam. To improve educational opportunity, both direct funding for the system and contextual support for students are needed. In remote and poor areas, Vietnam and the EU should provide increased salaries for teachers to reduce corruption, funding to support families, local social enterprises and improved local infrastructure. The article ‘double‐decenters’ the study of European foreign policy by (1) focusing first on education policy issues in the targeted state and then on EU policy and (2) listening not only to the government but also the citizens of Vietnam.

Some Solutions to Promote the Circular Economy toward Sustainable Development in Vietnam

The recent global economic growth has reached many significant milestones, however, there is a problem with natural resources shortage and increasing environmental pollution. Circular economic development has become an international trend, especially when the world’s resources are increasingly exhausted, helping to solve the conflict between economic and environmental interests. In the context of international economic integration, Vietnam has signed a lot of new-generation free trade agreements (FTAs) with different countries and economic sectors, including commitments on environmental protection. Hence, adopting the circular economic model in Vietnam is inevitable to achieve sustainable development.

The Current Issue of Sustainable Development for Construction Contractors in Vietnam

Sustainable development is a development that can meet current needs without affecting or harming the ability to meet the needs of future generations. In other words, sustainable development must ensure efficient economic development, social equity, and environmental preservation. Research on sustainable development and sustainable development in the construction industry is a valuable theoretical and practical topic. This article focuses on clarifying several issues related to sustainable development, the impacts of the construction industry on three aspects of sustainable development in Vietnam, and also highlights the current status of sustainable development practices among construction contractors in Vietnam, along with some solutions for sustainable development by construction contractors in Vietnam today.

Developing green logistic services management to achieve sustainable development in Vietnam: the role of green construction practices, green social awareness and green innovation.

The selection of suitable logistic service providers is essential while making strategic decision for sustainable business. Green logistic service management is the one that incorporates sustainable practices in whole operation cycle in order to maintain product quality, timely deliveries and satisfied customers. This also helps in the prevention of products from further waste that is quite necessary in the context of emerging economies. Thus, in order to assess its effectiveness, the study proposes a framework which emphasizes that the simultaneous role of green logistic services management, green construction, green innovation, and green social awareness helps in achieving sustainable development in Vietnamese context. The outcomes revealed that the green logistic services management, green construction practices, and green innovation helps to achieve sustainability in transportation industry of Vietnam due to positive linkage. The results also exposed that the green social awareness significantly moderates among green logistic services management, green construction practices, green innovation, and sustainable development of transportation industry in Vietnam.

Effects of Economic Growth, Electricity Consumption, Energy Use, and Urbanisation on Carbon Dioxide Emissions in Vietnam

The aim of this paper was to explore the causal relationship between CO2 emissions, economic growth, electricity consumption, energy use, and urbanisation in Vietnam between 1982 and 2016 using the Vector Error Correction Model (VECM). In the short run, it has been empirically proven that GDP, electricity consumption, and energy use have significant and positive relationships with CO2 emissions in Vietnam. Results also indicated that electricity consumption and energy use are the main contributors to increase GDP while CO2 emissions and urban population negatively affect GDP. It was also found that GDP has a significant and negative impact on electricity consumption, but energy use positively affects electricity consumption in Vietnam. Further, urban population has a negative influence on energy use, while the latter has a positive relationship with urban population. In the long run, results showed that GDP per capita and energy use per capita have significant and positive influence on CO2 emissions in Vietnam while urban population contributes to reducing CO2 emissions. The results of the Johansen co-integration test showed that there is a long run relationship between CO2 emissions, economic growth, electricity consumption, energy use, and urbanisation. Results implied that economic growth should be considered by the Vietnamese government along with the target in environmental protection, and urbanisation should be carefully managed to achieve sustainable development in Vietnam.

TAX REGULATIONS TO ENSURE THE RIGHTS OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN VIETNAM

Tax is one of the financial tools of the state used to regulate the income of the population, including people with disabilities. This article analyzes how the provisions of value-added tax law, corporate income tax, and personal income tax have affected people with disabilities. Through these analyses, the paper will identify limitations and shortcomings in the regulations in order to make recommendations for tax regulations that ensure the rights of people with disabilities in sustainable development in Vietnam.

Social Justice Ensures Sustainable Development in Vietnam

The issue of social justice is a fundamental issue of each era and has a great topical significance because it is posed together with human existence, associated with dreams and aspirations towards a nice and happy life. After all, the goal of economic growth is to serve people, the subject of development, fairly and progressively. Because "Humans, ultimately mastering their social existence, are also thereby mastering nature, mastering themselves, and becoming a free man" (Marx & Engels, 1995, p.333). It is further confirmed in the United Nations Human Development Report (1995) when it says: "what does development mean without regard to human life?". The purpose of economic development, after all, is only a means to serve human development. It is people who create conditions, seize opportunities, and turn them into a driving force to realize their development goals, which in turn will promote socio-economic development. In the process of international integration, Vietnam has actively implemented policies to achieve social justice and has achieved certain results, contributing to improving the living standards of all people. Certain limitations need to be addressed to realize social justice in all of social life. The article analyzes the viewpoints and practices of implementing social justice in Vietnam, thereby proposing solutions to effectively implement social justice in Vietnam today.
 
 Received: 6 December 2022 / Accepted: 25 February 2023 / Published: 5 March 2023

The Role of Green Economic Development for Sustainable Development in Vietnam

Vietnam with the goal of becoming a modern industrialized country by 2030. In which, focusing on a number of internationally competitive industries, deeply involved in the global value chain. This has increased pressure on the environment and natural resources. Therefore, green economic development is an inevitable trend, both ensuring the goal of economic modernization, environmentally sustainable development and enhancing the ability to respond to climate change. The article points out the role of green economic development in sustainable development in Vietnam today but still faces many challenges and suggests some solutions to help promote the green economy in Vietnam in a sustainable way.

Green Logistics Trend for Sustainable Development in Vietnam

Green Logistics Trend for Sustainable Development in Vietnam

Climate change and its impacts on Vietnam agriculture: A macroeconomic perspective

Vietnam is an important contributor to the world's food industry as a major exporter of rice, seafood, and coffee. Climate change poses a serious threat to Vietnam's agricultural sector since it adversely affects food security in Vietnam and globally. This study investigates the short- and long-term effects of climate change on Vietnam's agriculture, both in terms of production and values at the macro level. Using the Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) model and the Toda-Yamamoto (1995) Granger causality test with annual data from 1990 to 2019, we confirm the detrimental impacts of global warming on Vietnam's agricultural performance in both the short and long term. We also reveal the favorable effects of CO2 emissions, land, and fertilizer on Vietnam's agricultural production and economics. Other factors, including rainfall and labor, however, adversely affect Vietnam's agricultural output and economic performance. Based on the study's results, we provide policy recommendations to assist the government limit the negative effects of climate change on the national economy, thereby promoting poverty alleviation and sustainable development in Vietnam.

Comments on New Developments in the Law on Environmental Protection 2020 on Environmental Impact Assessment

With the process of international economic integration towards green growth and sustainable development in Vietnam, improving the legislation on environmental impact assessment plays an extremely important role. Environmental impact assessment activities have received more and more attention from the State, especially in the period of industrialization and modernization of the country. It can be seen that the legislation on environmental impact assessment in recent years has revealed many inadequacies in the process of law enforcement, and these are also the causes leading to the fact that many investment projects, when implemented in reality, do not meet the requirements for environmental protection, causing serious environmental pollution, greatly affecting public health, and sometimes getting out of control. In order to ensure socio-economic development without causing damage to the human living environment, Vietnam has been gradually approaching international experience in this field to gradually improve regulations on environmental impact assessment implementation process, environmental impact assessment scope definition, public consultation,... The Law on Environmental Protection 2020 consists of many new provisions which drastically reform the current environmental impact assessment process in Vietnam with the goal of improving the environment to ensure the public health and sustainable development.

Using Clean Energy for Sustainable Development in Vietnam: Facts and Solutions

Using clean energy is a recent trend around the world. It is a good way to protect the environment and implement the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations. Following that trend, in recent years, the Vietnam government has enacted many legal policies and regulations to encourage everybody to use clean energy to live and develop economics. This paper analyzed the facts and problems of using clean energy as well as law and regulation in Vietnam, in comparison with other countries around the world. Then, some solutions to improve the problems related to using clean energy in Vietnam for the next period are recommended. Methodologies such as analysis of Vietnam’s legal policy and documents (law and regulations) related to energy activities were used. The hypotheses developed during the study shows how to use law and regulation to govern energy activities in Vietnam.