The comparative advantages and the patterns export of vietnam agricultural product at integration context

The paper aims to identify agricultural produce with comparative advantages in addition to the structure of Vietnam's agricultural exports in the context of international trade integration in the period from 2000 to 2018. By using the Worldbank data (the SITC- revision 3), the indicators of the product structure analysis HHI and the revealed comparative advantage RCA indicated that given rapid commercial integration of Vietnam from 2000 to 2018, Vietnam only focused on limited key agricultural produce and neglect those with huge export potentials, though the structure of the export industry has been more diversity while that of export markets barely show changes. This implies that Vietnam is only focusing on certain markets and has not made good use of the trade agreements it has entered into to exploit the remaining markets. Through the research results, the authors believe that Vietnam has great room and opportunity in taking advantage of trade agreements, especially the EVFTA agreement (effective from August 1, 2020) to improve Vietnam's export capacity. Finally, through the research results and related references, the authors give 6 recommendations to the government and enterprises operating in the field of agricultural produce to maximize the export capacity of agricultural produce in particular and the export capacity of Vietnam in general.

Protecting personal data of social network users in the context of international integration

In the current digital technology era, especially the strong development of breakthrough technologies in the industrial revolution 4.0, the protection of Personal Data is becoming more and more urgent. It can be said that one of the conditions for Vietnam to enter the international market through trade agreements (typically: CPTPP Agreement, formerly known as TPP, takes effect in Vietnam from January 14). / 2019; EVFTA Agreement takes effect from August 1, 2020) that is transparency and institutionalization. More specifically, the improvement of the legal framework according to international requirements to catch up with international justice as well as progressive regulations in the world. Thereby, the amendment or update of the law, especially in new fields, high technology, and fields of continuous development cannot be ignored. When countries participate in the same open market, a common flow and development, the laws of each member country must be equal, meeting the requirements of commercialization and commercialization. investment, intellectual property, realization of common commitments towards sustainable development in the future.

E-Court in resolving civil cases - Foreign experiences and recommendations for Vietnam

Applying digital technology in state management activities is a trend that many countries are actively implementing. Experiences from other foreign countries show that digitizing and technologizing judicial activities is an inevitable trend to simplify administrative procedures, maximize the settlement of disputes to ensure legitimate rights of people, and to maintain social order. Vietnam is therefore not out of that trend. However, the application of information technology to the Court's activities in Vietnam has just been initially organized through a number of activities such as online filing, electronic case management..., but for the online trial, the Vietnamese law still does not have a complete legal framework. In the context of Covid-19 epidemy, the employment of E-court becomes even more necessary than ever. Because of social distancing, many activities, including court trial have been postponed. This can cause many inconveniences to the court (to comply with the law on procedural time), and to the parties (who wants to solve their legal issues as quick as possible, so that they can enjoy well their legal rights and interests). However, this model of court needs many conditions to be developed: investment of Government, qualifications of competent persons, people’s scientific and technical level… It should be noted that technological measures are just a different implementation method of the procedural provisions, but due to being as the procedural law, these implementation steps should be clearly specified in the law, so as not to be considered a violation of the proceedings. Thus, the contents of law need to be legalized such as applicable conditions, procedures on initiating a lawsuit, on giving announcement to parties... In fact and theory, all kind of civil cases can be judged online as long as the requirements of platform and demand of participating parties are met. And the civil procedure law can add regulations about the online method to some of necessary procedural steps as an additional choice to the parties. The article focuses on recommending the building of a E-Court model in Vietnam in civil proceedings, where this model can be effectively applied due to the civil nature of the case, with the research method of analysis, thesis and comparison with other foreign laws, such as Malaysia, Korea, Australia and Canada.

Individual characteristics that may influence UEL staffs’ research roductivity

Promting research has always been identified as a focus in the activities of the University of Economics and Law (UEL), which has been oriented as a research-oriented university. This article aims to examine the relationship between UEL staffs' individual characteristics and their research productivity, as regards publications on international and domestic journals. This study helps to gain un understanding of the correlation between these individual characteristics and research productivity. The study was conducted through quantitative analysis with descriptive and inferential statistics with 96 observations (i.e., 96 UEL staffs). The data from the questionnaire was analyzed through descriptive and inferential statistics including exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and Poisson regression analysis. The results show that research skills and orientation, autonomy, and commitment in research as individual characteristics were positively correlated with research productivity. Therefore, promoting UEL staffs' research productivity requires the enhancement of their research skills as well as facilitaing their research orientation, autonomy and commitment. The findings from the study offer implications to institutional leadership on the strategies to increase the their staffs' research productivity, focusing on developing scientific research capacity and professional development, and paying attention to individual characteristics and publications as research outputs, one of the key components for the university to be considered as a research-oriented university.

Some Some issues on the employee’s right to unilaterally terminate the employment contract under the 2019 Labor Code

Article 35 of the Vietnamese Constitution 2013 stipulates that "Citizens have the right to work, choose a career and workplace." This is one of the basic rights of citizens and is concretized by an array of different regulations to regulate the labor relations between employees and employers. Of the regulations, provisions on the employee's right to unilaterally terminate the employment contract are emphasized. Within the scope of this article, the author points out a number of issues which are associated with the employee's rights to unilaterally terminate the employment contract stipulated in the Labor Code 2019, specifically the provisions in Section 3, Chapter III. In order to clarify and deepen the issues, the author uses the comparison method between the provisions of the Labor Code 2019 and the provision of the Labor Code 2012, reviewing and analyzing the issues of grounds and procedures for exercising the right to unilaterally terminate the employment contract of the employee; rights and obligations of employees when unilaterally terminating the employment contract legally; rights and obligations of employees when unilaterally terminating the employment contract illegally. In particular, the issues of grounds for the termination of the employment contract, a notice period before the unilateral termination of the employment contract, severance allowances and unemployment benefits are analyzed thoroughly to highlight the positive points as well as the gaps that currently exist and affect employees and employers. Finally, the author gives a number of recommendations to improve the legal regulations, creating balance and stability in labor relations as well as sustainable development for the economy and society.

The impact of corporate culture on the employee’s commitment at Saigon Thuong Tin commercial joint stock bank in An Giang

This study applies the scale of Ricardo & Jolly in 1997 to measure the impact of corporate culture on the employee's commitment at Saigon Thuong Tin Commercial Joint Stock Bank in An Giang Branch (Sacombank An Giang). The study utilises Cronbach's Alpha reliability test method, Exploratory factor analysis (EFA), and Linear regression to verify and evaluate the scale. The adjustment coefficient R2 = 0.391 means that 39.1% of the variation of the employee's commitment dependent variable is explained by 8 independent variables in the regression model. Besides, 60.9% of employee commitment variation is explained by other factors that have not been included in the research model. The results show that the elements of banking communication (Beta = 0.283), teamwork (Beta = 0.260), risk taking in innovation and innovation (Beta = 0.176), fairness and consistency in governance policy (Beta = 0.163), rewards and recognition (Beta = 0.159) and training and development (Beta = 0.146) affect the commitment of employees at Sacombank in An Giang. The research results will be the basis for Sacombank An Giang to recognize the factors that affect employees' commitment to the bank, enabling the bank to plan to improve employee cohesion with the bank and develop a team of professional personnel. At the same time, the study proposes advanced governance implications of elements of corporate culture to employee's commitment in Sacombank An Giang. Building a truly strong corporate culture, enhancing employee commitment and sustainable development at Sacombank An Giang Branch is the core statement of this financial institution

The impact of earnings management on cash holdings of listed firms in Vietnam

Research on the impact of earnings management on corporate cash holdings has yielded inconsistent results. In this research, we investigate the relationship between earnings management and cash holdings of non-financial firms listed on the Vietnamese stock market over the period 2011- 2019. The research results show the negative effect of earnings management on cash holdings, which exists especially for businesses facing high agency costs. This evidence suggests that the negative relationship stems from the adverse impact of earnings management on financial reporting quality. This result is robust to a variety of approaches to deal with the endogenous problems and defects of the model, as well as the use of two different measures of agency cost. An implication from the result is such management increases information asymmetry, which makes it unfit for businesses to keep more cash due to the excessive increase in agency costs. Therefore, the research results have important theoretical contributions and practical implications for both investors and policymakers: earnings management is an important indicator of corporate cash-holding policy.

Information exchange in construction design phase: a case study using Social Network Analysis

Effective information exchange contributes greatly to the success of a project. However, so far when mentioning this topic, people have still been uncertain and confused about its advantages. A uniform method to visualise this theme should be established so that existing problems can be exposed and hence remedies will be suggested towards the transformation of nature and structure of information exchange. This paper applies Social Network Analysis techniques to study information exchange practices in design consulting projects through a case study. On that basis, the present study assesses the cohesiveness of the network, measuring the role and position of actors. Overall, the cohesion in the overall network structure was average, the collaboration was not extensive. There were still some actors on the edge of the network with weak links. The key player in the network was surprisingly the Coordinator. The information path was fairly long and there was a risk of being distorted when passing through transit nodes. The findings of this research have considerable managerial implications. The prospect of being able to do SNA serves as a continuous impulse for future research in the field of construction management and project management in Vietnam.

Private economic development, experience of some countries and lessons for Vietnam

Private economic development is an indispensable requirement. No matter what economic modeling approach that countries follow, governments could not deny the enormous contribution of this economic sector. In the current period of international integration, the role of the private economy is much more important to the majority of countries, especially industrialized nations. In our country, an affirmation was made regarding the importance of the private sector in the 12th Congress which asserted that: "The private economy is an important driving force of the economy". In fact, in recent years, the private economy has significantly contributed to national economic development. However, currently, there are still policy barriers that hinder the development of the private economy and the internal strength of the economy. Hence, the authorities should encourage researchers on conducting research with the aim of developing this kind of important economic component in accordance with the practical conditions of the country. Within the scope of the article, the author defines the word ``private economy'', the perspective of Vietnam's private economic development, and analyzes the achievements of the private economy in the period of 2011-2018. In addition, the article also examines the experience of some countries, from which we could be able to gain meaningful lessons to improve our national private economic model. The countries chosen include: (i) China, a neighboring country, has a political system relatively similar to Vietnam. China early developed and focused on the private economic system as the result of successfully identifying the vital role of the model in national economic growth. (ii) South Korea and the United States, despite being capitalist, have achieved successful private economic development with an array of valuable lessons for Vietnam.

Effects of quality of assets and credit loss provision expense to profit of joint stock commercial banks in Vietnam

International economic integration is an inevitable trend and an objective requirement for any country in the current period of development. However, this process, in addition to creating certain advantages and opportunities for countries to participate in integration, also puts these countries in the face of difficulties and challenges. The roadmap for international economic integration puts the enterprises of developing countries in general, the system of joint stock commercial banks in particular, in the face of a new business environment with fierce competitive pressures and unbalanced competitors. Therefore, the research and analysis of the correlation between factors and profits of the Vietnamese joint stock commercial banking system in the current integration period to provide practical solutions which improve the performance of joint stock commercial banks is an urgent issue. From the above practice, this article examines the relationship between asset quality, credit risk provisioning costs, and profitability of joint stock commercial banks in Vietnam through ROE. The paper has evaluated this relationship by using table regression analysis with data collected from 2012 to 2019 at 28 joint stock commercial banks. Data analyzed on the Stata software and the results show a positive relationship between the quality of bank assets and returns and the inverse relationship between the cost of provisioning for credit losses and the profitability of joint stock commercial banks in Vietnam during the above period. Based on this result, a number of recommendations have been proposed to help joint stock commercial banks in Vietnam grow steadily in the condition of the economy being affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.