TTLA: Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee leads in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) from 1996 to 2015

INFORMATION ABOUT DOCTORAL THESIS

1. Full name of the researcher:Pham Manh Thang

2. Gender: Male

3. Date of birth: June 3, 1987

4. Place of birth: Thai Binh

5. Decision on recognition of PhD students No. 3216/2014/QD-XHNV-SDH, dated December 31, 2014 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities (Vietnam National University, Hanoi)

6. Changes in the training process: Adjusting the doctoral thesis topic according to Decision No. 1922/QD-XHNV, dated August 2, 2017 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities (Vietnam National University, Hanoi)

7. Thesis topic name:Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee led the attraction of foreign direct investment (FDI) from 1996 to 2015.

8. Major: History of the Communist Party of Vietnam Code: 62.22.03.15

9. Scientific instructor:Assoc.Prof.Dr. Hoang Hong

10. Summary of new results of the thesis:

- Systematize the viewpoints, guidelines and policies of the Communist Party of Vietnam and the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee on attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) from 1996 to 2015.

- Summarize the advantages, limitations and causes of the process of directing the implementation of policies on attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee.

- Summarize some experiences on the leadership of Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee in attracting foreign direct investment from 1996 to 2015.

11. Practical application:

The thesis after completion can be used as a document for research on the history of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee in general. At the same time, the thesis can be used as a reference for research works related to this field.

12. Further research directions:

The Communist Party of Vietnam leads the attraction of foreign direct investment (FDI) during the Doi Moi period.

13. Published works related to the thesis:

Pham Manh Thang (2014), “Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee leads in attracting foreign direct investment (2006-2010)”, Journal of Party History (280), pp. 101 - 103.

Pham Manh Thang (2015), “Current situation and solutions to attract foreign direct investment in Ho Chi Minh City in recent years”, Journal of Theoretical Education (235), pp. 92 - 94.

Pham Manh Thang (2016), “Some results and experiences of Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee in leading the attraction of foreign direct investment from 2006 to 2010”, Journal of Science - Ho Chi Minh City University of Education (5), pp. 156 - 163.

Pham Manh Thang (2016), “Activities to attract Japanese foreign direct investment in Ho Chi Minh City in recent years”, Journal of Theoretical Education (253), pp. 97 - 99.

Pham Manh Thang (2016), “The process of attracting foreign direct investment in Ho Chi Minh City (2005-2014)”, Journal of Party History (313), pp. 93 - 97.

Pham Manh Thang (2017), “Japanese Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Ho Chi Minh City in the last 10 years (2006-2016) - Current situation and solutions”, Journal of Science - Ho Chi Minh City University of Education (5), pp. 183 - 188.

INFORMATION ON DOCTORAL THESIS

1. Full name: Pham Manh Thang 2. Sex: Male

3. Date of birth: June 3, 1987 4. Place of birth: Thai Binh

5. Admission decision number: No. 3216/2014/QD-XHNV-SDH, December 31^st, 2014 of Rector of University of Social Sciences and Humanities, National University of Hanoi, Vietnam.

6. Changes in academic process: Adjustment of the thesis' title regarding the Decision No. 1922/QD-XHNV, August 2^nd, 2017 of Rector of University of Social Sciences and Humanities, National University of Hanoi, Vietnam.

7. Official thesis title: Ho Chi Minh City Party committee's leadership in attracting foreign direct investment from 1996 to 2015.

8. Major: History (Vietnamese Communist Party History) Code: 62.22.03.15

9. Science instructor: Assoc Prof. Hoang Hong

10. Summary of the new findings of the thesis:

- The perspectives, guidelines, and policies of Vietnamese Communist Party and Ho Chi Minh City Party committee in attracting foreign investment from 1996 to 2015

- The generalization of the advantages, limitations, and causes of the implementation process of the guidelines, policies of Ho Chi Minh City Party committee in attracting foreign investment.

- Some experience gained from Ho Chi Minh City Party committee's leadership in attracting foreign direct investment from 1996 to 2015.

11. Practical applicability, if any:

After completion, the thesis might be used as references for historical research of Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee. At the same time, the thesis can be used as a reference for research related to this field.

13. Future research directions:

Viet Nam City Party committee's leadership in attracting foreign direct investment in Doi Moi (Renovation period).

13. Thesis-related publications:

Pham Manh Thang (2014), “Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee's leadership in attracting foreign direct investment (2006 - 2010), Journal of Vietnam Communist Party^'s History (280), pp. 101 - 103.

Pham Manh Thang (2015), “The current situation and the methods to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) in Ho Chi Minh City in recent years”, Journal of Theoretical Education (235), pp. 92 - 94.

Pham Manh Thang (2016), “Results and experiences of Ho Chi Minh City Party committee's leadership in attracting foreign direct investment from 2006 to 2010”, Journial of Science – Ho Chi Minh City Pedagogy University (5), pp. 156 - 163.

Pham Manh Thang (2016), “Japanese Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Ho Chi Minh City in recent years”, Journal of Theoretical Education (253), pp. 97 - 99.

Pham Manh Thang (2016), “The process to attract FDI to Ho Chi Minh City (2005- 2014), Journal of Vietnam Communist Party^'s History (313), pp. 93 – 97.

Pham Manh Thang (2017), “Japanese Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Ho Chi Minh City in the past 10 years (2006 – 2010) - The reality and solutions”, Journial of Science – Ho Chi Minh City Pedagogy University (5), pp. 183 - 188