Thesis information "East-West Economic Corridor: Current situation and solutions" by HVCH Nguyen Hong Dung, majoring in International Relations.1. Full name of student: Nguyen Hong Dung 2. Gender: Female 3. Date of birth: April 3, 1976 4. Place of birth: Hanoi 5. Decision to recognize student No.: 41/QD-SDH, dated February 5, 2010 by the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi 6. Changes in the training process: None 7. Thesis topic: East-West Economic Corridor: Current situation and solutions. 8. Major: International Relations; Code: 60 31 40 9. Scientific supervisor: Associate Professor. Dr. Pham Thi Thanh Binh, Institute of World Economics and Politics 10. Summary of the results of the thesis: The East-West Economic Corridor (EWEC) is a goodwill initiative of the Mekong Subregion Ministerial Conference since 1998 to promote economic development and integration for four countries: Laos, Thailand, Myanmar and Vietnam. With more than 100 pages, the thesis has brought about the following results:
- Correctly assess the current situation of EWEC, what has been achieved and what has not been achieved; objective and subjective factors affecting the corridor... The remaining problems of the program in the four countries the corridor passes through.
- Proposing some solutions to develop EWEC. Actively seek investment partners, suitable for each country such as issues: ensuring security, introducing, promoting the program, exchanging information... At the same time, with general solutions, the thesis has raised some specific improvements in customs, upgrading the road system, building warehouses, human resources... Particularly for Vietnam, the thesis suggests paying attention to seaports; upgrading and modernizing the information system, customs... Developing the economy of cities that the corridor passes through to be able to receive the "full" advantages brought by the corridor.
- In addition, the thesis also mentions issues that will arise and cause obstacles that need attention and concern.
11. Practical applicability: The recommendations and solutions proposed in the thesis have many practical applicability possibilities in the EWEC member countries. Because it is the personal interests of the countries as well as the interests of the ASEAN bloc, a political - economic - social organization that is receiving great attention from the world. Moreover, the recommendations and solutions proposed are based on the actual situation, compared with the previous and current situations, and especially have a "vision" for the coming years, bringing confidence in the effectiveness of the program. 12. Further research directions: EWEC is on the way to move forward, the program's future is a positive prospect despite the limitations and obstacles caused by the objective situation. One of the upcoming research directions is to place EWEC in the context of the US, Russia, and EU paying much attention to the ASEAN region. How will EWEC develop to be able to contribute and satisfy the world's concerns? At the same time, the factors of “disagreement” within EWEC and ASEAN that affect EWEC will also be analyzed and researched carefully. 13. Published works related to the thesis:
- EWEC: Expanding cross-border economic cooperation, Banking Times, No. 125, published on August 6, 2010.
- EWEC: "One-stop shop" is not very... stopping point, Banking Times, issue 106 published on July 3, 2010.
- Exploiting tourism potential on EWEC, Banking Times, No. 106, published on July 3, 2010.
- EWEC: Not yet fully exploiting its potential, Banking Times, No. 103, published on June 28, 2010.
INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS
1. Full name: Nguyen Hong Dung 2. Sex: Female 3. Date of birth: April 3, 1976 4. Place of birth: Hanoi 5. Admission decision number: 41/QD-SĐH, dated February 5, 2010 6. Changes in academic process: 7. Official thesis title: East - West Economic Corridor: Reality and Solutions 8. Major: International Relations 9. Code: 60 31 40 10. Supervisors: Associate Professor, PhD. Pham Thi Thanh Binh, Institute of World Economics and Politics 11. Summary of the findings of the thesis: East - West Economic Corridor (EWEC) is the goodwill's initiative of the Ministerial Conference of the Greater Mekong Sub-region in 1998 to promote development and economic integration for the four countries: Laos, Thailand, Myanmar and Vietnam. 100-page-thesis has brought the following results:
- Evaluating the current status of EWEC, its achievements and limitations ; the objective, and subjective factors which impact on the corridor, the remaining problems in the program in four countries.
- Proposing some solutions for EWEC development. Actively seeking appropriate investment partners for each country and each issue, for instance: security, introduction and promotion programs, information exchange... With common solutions, thesis shows a number of specific improvements in customs and upgrade roads, warehouses construction, human resources ... Particularly in Vietnam, the thesis proposal increases the interest in the seaport; modernizing information systems, customs; developing economics of these cities which the corridor passes in order to get “completely” the advantage by the lobby.
- In addition, the thesis also addresses the arising and hidden issues which Laos, Thailand, Myanmar and Vietnam have to concern.
12. Practical applicability: Recommendations, solutions proposed in the thesis are able to apply in practice of the EWEC's countries. Because they are the interests of the country itself as well as the interests of ASEAN - the political, economic and social organization. Furthermore, recommendations, solutions are based on the recent situation, comparison with the previous situation and especially with “visibility” for the coming years, they are giving effectiveness and faith in a bright future of EWEC. 13. Further research directions: EWEC is on movement, with many positive perspectives but also obstacles. One of the upcoming research directions is EWEC in the situation: US, Russia and EU are interested in ASEAN a lot. How will EWEC develop to be able to contribute, satisfy the world? It also analyzes of the “no consensus” factors as well as affection of ASEAN to EWEC. 14. Thesis-related publications:
- EWEC: Expansion of economic cooperation across borders, Vietnam Banking Times, No. 125, issued on August 6, 2010.
- EWEC: To “one-door” neither very much... breakpoint, Vietnam Banking Times, No. 106, issued on July 3, 2010.
- Exploiting the potential of tourism in EWEC, Vietnam Banking Times, No. 106, issued on July 3, 2010.
- EWEC not realize its full potential, Vietnam Banking Times, No. 103, issued on June 28, 2010.
