On November 22-23, 2019, Vietnam Logistics Forum 2019 took place in Da Nang with the main theme: Logistics supporting the improvement of agricultural value. Politburo member, Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue and Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh chair the Forum. The forum has attracted great attention of the business community at home and abroad with the participation of about 500 visitors.
Speaking at the opening of the Forum, Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh emphasized that 2020 is an important year when Vietnam takes on the rotating ASEAN chair position. This is also a pivotal year in implementing the 2025 Vision Realization Plan and is the 25th anniversary of Vietnam's accession to ASEAN.
In the context of continuous changes in international trade trends that directly affect Vietnam's trade and economic activities, improving the competitiveness of enterprises and the economy is an essential requirement. for sustainable development. The Party and the State have issued Resolutions and legal documents with the goal of continuing to improve the business environment and enhancing national competitiveness in which express special attention to logistics development. .
Politburo Member, Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue (Right)
In order to gradually improve logistics policies and mechanisms, the Government and the Prime Minister issued important documents such as Decision No. 200 / QD-TTg dated February 14, 2017 of the Prime Minister. approve the Action Plan to improve competitiveness and develop Vietnam's logistics services until 2025; Decree No. 163/2017 / ND-CP dated December 30, 2017 of the Government stipulating the business of logistics services; Directive No. 21 / CT-TTg dated July 18, 2018 of the Prime Minister on promoting the implementation of solutions to reduce logistics costs, effectively connect the transport infrastructure.
Deploying Resolution No. 02 / NQ-CP dated January 1, 2019 of the Government on continuing to perform key tasks and solutions to improve the business environment, enhance national competitiveness in 2019 and Oriented to 2021, March 26, 2019, the Ministry of Industry and Trade has issued Decision No. 708 / QD-BCT approving Vietnam's Logistics Performance Improvement Plan. The plan sets out specific tasks associated with the roles of ministries, sectors and localities and is divided into task groups closely related to the component indicators in LPI. The Ministry of Industry and Trade, acting as a focal point to monitor the Logistics Performance Index, is currently actively urging and coordinating with ministries, branches and localities to implement the tasks assigned in the above-mentioned Plan in order to improve High competitiveness, improve the efficiency of national logistics.
Mr. Ousmane Dione, Country Director of the World Bank in Vietnam
Minister Tran Tuan Anh said that on June 9, 2019, the Prime Minister signed Decision No. 684 / QD-TTg amending and supplementing Decision No. 1899 / QD-TTg October 4, 2016 on set up the National Steering Committee on ASEAN Single Window, National Single Window and trade facilitation.
Accordingly, in addition to the duties and powers stipulated in Article 2 of Decision No. 1899 / QD-TTg, the Steering Committee also has the task of assisting the Government and the Prime Minister in directing, directing and coordinating activities. of other ministries, agencies and organizations involved in finalizing the policy; deploy development solutions, improve quality, improve the efficiency and responsiveness of logistics services according to the requirements of economic development and enhance the competitiveness of trade and the economy. The new task of the Committee is considered to be a significant milestone for Vietnam's logistics service industry as well as trade facilitation, showing the interest of the Government and the Prime Minister in developing the industry. logistics services to develop the country's logistics services to keep pace with the advanced level of international freight forwarding and logistics.
According to the World Bank Report on Logistics Performance Index (LPI), published on July 24, 2018, Vietnam ranked 39/160 countries participating in the study, up 25 places compared to 2016 and rose to rank 3 in ASEAN countries. Vietnam is also a country that ranks at the top in emerging markets. This is the best result that Vietnam has had since Word Bank performed the ranking of Logistics Activity Index in the last decade.
In recent years, the logistics industry has a high growth rate of 13-15%. The current number of transport and logistics enterprises is about 3,000, including roads, railways, seaways, inland waterways, airways, etc. The development of transport and logistics industries will simultaneously create conditions for Vietnam to quickly become a new production center in the region, with high labor productivity and good competitiveness.
Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh
With remarkable achievements of the logistics service industry over the past time, Minister Tran Tuan Anh assessed that this is the result of the Government's reform efforts in creating a business environment and improving the competitiveness. competitiveness of businesses in the economy in general and logistics services in particular as well as efforts to improve from within.
However, the Minister frankly acknowledged, Vietnam's logistics industry still has many weaknesses such as high logistics costs; lack of linkages between service enterprises and production, business and import-export enterprises; The scale and financial potential of Vietnamese logistics enterprises is weak, the organization of the global network and the information system is very limited. The human resource for providing logistics services has not been properly trained and is lacking …
At the Vietnam Logistics Forum 2019, in addition to the plenary session with the theme “Logistics to support the enhancement of agricultural value”, two parallel seminars were held in parallel to allow delegates to have more time for more focused discussions. about the content of interest including: One is, Logistics connects the East-West economic corridor; Secondly, Economic sharing in logistics.
The Minister of Industry and Trade emphasized that, through this Vietnam Logistics Forum, we look forward to the logistics associations and enterprises nationwide to have dialogues with the ministries and localities on ideas and measures to improve the competitiveness of the logistics service industry, so that logistics becomes a key industry, effectively supporting other economic sectors, first of all supporting the enhancement of the value of Vietnam's agricultural products; promote logistics connection development along the main economic corridors and solutions to effectively utilize the shared economic model in logistics to save resources and reduce logistics costs.
Vietnam Logistics Forum 2019 has ended successfully with a series of activities including Plenary Session, 02 thematic seminars and field surveys, business matching.
At the Forum, a great number of delegates discussed and agreed on the main contents:
First, Logistics is an important service sector in the overall structure of the national economy. Developing logistics services to become a service industry of high added value, associated with the development of goods production, import and export and domestic trade, development of transport infrastructure and information technology is the central goal.
Monday, strengthening the research and application of science and technology and the achievements of the 4.0 technology revolution in the field of logistics, researching and applying the power of the shared economic model in logistics, firstly using public Information Technology to provide individuals, businesses and governments with information that enables optimization of resources through redistribution, sharing and reuse of excess capacity of goods and services. .
Tuesday, deploy solutions to synchronously develop transport infrastructure system, seaport, warehouse; connection of transport modes; researching and developing localities having advantages into big logistics service centers …
Wednesday, continue to implement synchronously and effectively solutions to reduce costs, improve logistics efficiency as stated in Decision 200 / QD-TTg of the Prime Minister and Decision 708 / QD-BCT of the Ministry of Industry Loving.
Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue speaks and directs the Forum
Speaking at the forum, Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue concurred with the direction and tasks in the coming time and the recommendations of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Ministry of Communications. Transport, comments at the Forum to develop logistics.
Announcement Ceremony of Vietnam Logistics Report 2019
Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue suggested that the ministries and industries need to identify logistics in the coming time to be an important service industry in the overall structure of the national economy, playing a supporting, connecting and promoting role. economic development, linking logistics services with the development of goods production, import and export and domestic trade, improving quality, efficiency, rapid and sustainable development. Further strengthening basic research and strategic forecasts, both holistic and in-depth, in particular the recent economic-political developments and the wave of industrial revolution 4.0; point out the causes, forecast development trends, analyze impacts on the region as well as our country, then propose to the Government appropriate policies and policies in order to take advantage of opportunities and respond. with new difficulties and challenges. Particular attention will be paid to overall strategic research in relations with countries that directly affect our country and pay due attention to regional issues, from the Greater Mekong Subregion, to the world; continue to implement and expand strategic and comprehensive partnerships with countries in the region. It is imperative to research and develop a Overall Strategy in parallel with a Master Plan for the development of Vietnam's logistics industry in the period up to 2030, with a vision to 2040. Strengthening the organizational structure of the Steering Committee nation with a flexible decentralization mechanism between the central and local levels; continue to focus on building a contingent of logistics personnel with sufficient political, professional, professional, and foreign language skills, ethical qualities to meet new requirements and tasks in time. next. For the Associations of industries and businesses of Vietnam in the coming time, it is necessary to thoroughly grasp the viewpoint of production and business activities in order to increase the added value of exported products and goods and to avoid export. primary products and goods are exported with large volume but low value, affecting transport costs.
Minister Tran Tuan Anh at the Discussion Forum
Speaking at the closing ceremony, Minister Tran Tuan Anh affirmed that he would thoroughly grasp the guidance of Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue; absorbing opinions and contributions of delegates to synchronously deploy solutions, continue to improve and develop Vietnam's logistics industry in the context of extensive integration today.
