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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
First, I would like to send sincere thanks to my supervisor, Dr. Hoang Ngoc
Thuan for his enormous support and concrete guidance on scientific research
methodologies to help me complete this thesis. I am very grateful for his prompt
action and patience in reviewing every single line of my thesis, from the very first
draft to this final version.
Special thanks also go to all teachers at the Graduate Department of the
Foreign Trade University, especially to A/Prof. Dr. Tang Van Nghia and Ms. Cao
Thi Hong Vinh. Without their timely encouragement and support, I might not have
completed the full master’s programme in international trade policy and law.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank colleagues at the British
Embassy Hanoi and the United Nations Development Programme in Vietnam,
MITPL7 classmates, and especially two dearest friends, Ms. Dinh Thi Bich Xuan,
Deputy Director at the VCCI Office for Sustainable Business Development and Dr.
Nguyen Phuong Mai, Lecturer at the VNU-International School for always standing
by my side, cheering me on whenever I am depressed with work-life balance.
Finally, I wish to thank stakeholders and partners at the Ministry of Industry
and Trade, the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Central Institute
for Economic Management, and the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association for
valuable expertise advice, constructive suggestions, and provision of data and
substantial inputs for this thesis.
