Regional Linkages of Agroforestry Production Value Chain (Case Study in Kon and Ba River Basin)

This research aims to set a foundation for the establishment of the Ba and Kon river basins’ regional linkages between the Central Highlands and the South Central region according to the value chain of plantation timber and sugarcane. The research uses data collection and statistical analysis methods to establish a database for linking planting, processing, and consumption of plantation timber and sugarcane. The research adopts the Rural Rapid Assessment (RRA) method to assess the efficiency of wood linkages along the value chain of plantation timber goods and uses SWOT analysis to assess strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and challenges for regional linkages of the plantation timber value chain. The research results show that the Ba and Kon river basins have great potentials for the production of sugarcane and plantation timber. In these basins, there have been many models linking along the value chain of goods, linking the stages of production, purchase, transportation, processing, and consumption in order to increase the value of goods. The study has established areas specializing in sugarcane cultivation and concentrated planted forest areas with wood processing factories, and sugar factories in these two river basins. Regional linkages in the basins of the Ba and Kon rivers for the plantation timber and sugar cane value chain are established according to a number of major traffic routes such as national roads 19, 19C, 25 and 29.

Factors Affecting Satisfaction on the Quality of Tourism Services at Flamingo Dai Lai Resort

Determining the degree of influence of factors on tourism service quality is a useful tool for managers in strategic planning, planning tourism development. This study uses a questionnaire designed from the results of previous studies, surveying 117 customers who have stayed at Flamingo Dai Lai Resort to find out factors that affect the satisfaction of customers to the quality of tourism services of this resort. Regression analysis results show that there are 3 factors affecting the satisfaction of customers who have used the service here: Weather, climate, environment (Ecological environment); Staff behavior; Quality of infrastructure. The remaining factors are not enough to conclude a linear relationship with the satisfaction of customers who have come to this resort.

Training for the Management of Vietnamese Enterprises in the Industrial Revolution 4.0

The Industrial Revolution 4.0 has created rapid changes in management, administration, and development in Vietnamese enterprises. Having been faced with enomous opportunities and challenges as they are nowadays, one of the fundemental factors decisive for an enterprise’s development is management capability. Perception change, talent attraction, and organizational culture development require technological knowledge and leadership skills. Therefore, this article studies how the Industrial Revolution 4.0 has impacted corporate governance and in what management needs to be trained urgently so as to meet the requirements of the Revolution.

Enhancing Local Government Revenue in Vietnam

The paper analyzes the current status of local government revenues in Vietnam base on two indicator groups: The size and The structure of local government revenues. In addition, the paper also compares the revenue among local governments, analyzes the causes that led to the differences. Some recommendations are proposed to enhance local government revenues in Vietnam. This is an important basis to promote local government revenues through decentralized revenues and at the same time reduce the burden for central government.

Predicting Vietnam Listed Firms’ Financial Statement Fraud Risk

Different from previous studies in Vietnam, this paper focuses on fraud risk, identifying the factors that affect the risk of financial reporting fraud of listed companies in Vietnam. Moreover, the research aims to forecast the possibility of fraudulent financial statements of listed companies in Vietnam. Based on M-score models (Beneish, 1999) and F-score model (Dechow et al., 2011), this research develops experimental results based on a sample of 307 companies with 3684 financial statements observations from 2007 to 2018. Research results show that the higher financial leverage in firms’ financial statements, the higher risk of financial statements, and the higher fraud’s tendency. Moreover, the findings also show that perennial firms, bigger firms, and listed firms, they likely to have a higher tendency of financial statement fraud. Research results show that the higher the financial leverage ratio, the more errors in reporting, the higher the tendency for fraud. At the same time, the older a business, the larger its scale and listed on the stock exchange, the more likely it is that the financial statements are fraudulent.

Orientation to Sustainable and Climate Adapted Agriculture with Advanced Technology in Industry 4.0 in Vietnam

In recent years, the rural agricultural economy in Vietnam has experienced outstanding shifting progress. The paper focuses on analyzing and evaluating an overview of the agricultural economy in Vietnam in the context of global climate change and global integration during industry 4.0. The results show that many advanced and modern models of association and cooperation which are effective in agriculture and rural areas have been applied to increase production efficiency. Science and technology applied to agriculture will increase the value of the agricultural sector in Vietnam. The innovations and prosperity of agricultural infrastructure combined with the implementation of the national scheme on restructuring agricultural sectors oriented to added value increase and sustainabe development will lead to a sustainable and climate adapted agriculture.

Efficiency of Agricultural Production Land Use after the Land Consolidation in Cam Khe District, Phu Tho Provinc

This study was conducted in Cam Khe district, Phu Tho province to evaluate the efficiency of land use for agricultural production after land consolidation. The results show that after the consolidation, the average plot increased from 304m2 to 1,133 m2 in size, the number of plots decreased from 5.8 to 1.5 per plot per household, and socio-economic efficiency increased significantly for land users. Most of the interviewees responded that they appreciated the policy on land consolidation and mentioned that thanks to land consolidation, transport infrastructure and irrigation were planned, expanded and upgraded, which greatly facilitated mechanical application, labor reduction, and even the saving of some inputs in the production process. However, the certification of land use rights is time consuming. The number of communes in Cam Khe district implementing land consolidation is small and agricultural production related risks are challenges for some households.

Application of the Structure Equation Model: Impacts of Socio-economic Changes on Poverty Reduction in Vietnam's Ethnic Minority Region

In 2018, ethnic minority region of Vietnam has the rate of poor and near-poor households 3.5 times higher than the national average. There are many studies that have pointed out the causes of high poverty in ethnic minority areas and proposed policies to reduce poverty. However, poverty among ethnic minority groups remains an increasing and prolonged challenge. This article applies the structural equation model to consider impacts of socio-economic changes on poverty reduction in ethnic minority areas in Vietnam over the past 5 years, to provide recommendations for poverty reduction policies for ethnic minorities. Research results show that in addition to improving the quality of education, strengthening management and improving the quality of cultural activities, focusing on improving the spiritual significance of cultural activities - festivals - movements and promotion of ethnic minority identity can be the key to poverty reduction in these regions.

Foreign Direct Investment and Export Decisions of Vietnamese Enterprises

This research quantifies the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on the export decisions of Vietnamese enterprises. To control the problem of sample selection bias, this study employs the Heckman model (1979) estimated for two equations on export participation and rate. Unlike previous researches, which mainly rely on one single proxy of FDI, this research adopts sensititivy analysis through the estimation of a model with two representative variables for FDI. It is indicated that FDI has a positive impact on the export decisions of Vietnamese enterprises. Nonetheless, FDI has an insignificant effect on the export rate of Vietnamese enterprises.

The Situation of High Technology Application of Agricultural Cooperatives in Long An Province

The survey results from 8 agricultural cooperatives that have applied high technology, 5 agricultural cooperatives that have not applied high technology to their production, preservation, processing and consumption, and 5 enterprises have regular transactions with cooperatives surveyed based on questionnaires showed that high technology application has helped agricultural cooperatives in Long An province significantly improve production efficiency by being more proactive in production, reducing agricultural input costs and improving productivity and product quality. However, the scale of high techechnology applications of agricultural cooperatives is still small, scattered, high technology is mainly applied in some stages in the production process and in the crop sector due to lower capital requirements for high technology and other resource limitations of agricultural cooperatives as well as constraints on policies. Since then, the study has proposed a number of recommendations to promote agricultural cooperatives to apply high technology in agriculture more effectively.