Illustrative image (Source: thesmartlocal.com)Speaking at the meeting, Tran Duy Dong, head ofthe MoIT’s Domestic Market Department, said the dialogue has been organisedbiennially by the two sides since 2013.
According to Dong, Vietnam’s distribution andlogistics sector has developed rapidly in recent years, but its legal frameworkin the field is yet to catch up with the sector’s pace of development.
He, therefore, expressed his hope that during the dialoguethe two sides will discuss the RoK’s policies, laws, and management experienceto identify measures to help Vietnam’s management agencies complete the legalframework, encourage the engagement of both domestic and foreign investors, helppromote the development of the distribution sector in a civilised and modernmanner, and ensure the harmony of interests between large-scale retail groupsand small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Vietnam and betweentraditional and modern retail channels.
The two sides also exchanged views on how tointroduce the “Korea Product Scan (KPS)” app to Vietnamese consumers andimporters, the current situation and development policies of outlets in theRoK, criteria to classify logistics centres in the RoK, and its regulations andpolicies on the development of logistics centres.
The Vietnamese side also shared with the Koreanside the current situation of Vietnam’s distribution and logistics sector andits development orientations for the time ahead.
To develop the sector in a civilised, modern,and sustainable manner, it is important to increase the role of e-commerce andpay due regard to soft infrastructure, particularly the training of humanresources in the sector./.
VNA
